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Published in: Obesity Surgery 11/2015

01-11-2015 | Letter to the Editor

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Digressions on Number 6

Authors: Radwan Kassir, Pierre Blanc, Olivier TIffet

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 11/2015

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Excerpt

Laparoscopic gastric bypass is a reference treatment for bariatric surgery. Several techniques have been described and are now all well defined [1]. Although the basic tenets of the operation are similar between surgeons, a number of technical variations exist. The difficult during learning curve is to remember the material, the different steps and the tips and tricks. The purpose of this letter is to describe the tip and trick which are not obvious from published articles and books, using figure 6 as the technical landmark. …
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Kassir R, Breton C, Lointier P, Blanc P. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with hand-sewn gastrojejunostomy using an absorbable bidirectional monofilament barbed suture: review of the literature and illustrative case video. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2014;10:560–1.CrossRefPubMed
Metadata
Title
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Digressions on Number 6
Authors
Radwan Kassir
Pierre Blanc
Olivier TIffet
Publication date
01-11-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 11/2015
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-015-1810-8

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