Items tagged “bariatric surgery”
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Petersen hernia
Petersen hernias are internal hernias which occur in the potential space posterior to a gastrojejunostomy. This hernia is caused by the herniation of intestinal loops through the defect between the small bowel limbs, the transverse mesocolon and the retroperitoneum, after any type of gastrojejun...
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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery
A Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is one of the most common bariatric surgeries, used to treat morbid obesity.
In this laparoscopic operation, the stomach is stapled or divided to form a small pouch (typically <30 mL in volume), which is anastomosed to the Roux limb (also known as the efferent or alim...
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Jejunocolic bypass
Jejunocolic bypass was an early form of bariatric surgery. It is no longer performed due to severe side effects.
For this bypass, the proximal small bowel (jejunum) is transected and anastomosed to the colon (such as the transverse colon). The other end of the small bowel is closed and the dist...
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Jejunoileal bypass
Jejunoileal bypass is an older form of bariatric surgery that was developed to be an improvement on jejunocolic bypass. It is no longer performed due to severe side effects.
For this bypass, the proximal small bowel (jejunum) is divided ~35 cm past the ligament of Treitz, and the proximal end i...
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Biliopancreatic diversion
Biliopancreatic diversion was a development on the jejunoileal bypass type of bariatric surgery. It can be performed with or without a duodenal switch.
Biliopancreatic diversion was originally described by Scopinaro in 1979 as an alternative to jejunoileal bypass surgery for morbidly obese pati...
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Roux limb
A Roux limb may be formed in multiple different gastrointestinal surgeries, including
bariatric surgery, e.g.
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
biliopancreatic diversion
partial gastrectomy
total gastrectomy
partial pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure)
In these procedures, the small bowel i...
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