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Published in: Obesity Surgery 2/2015

01-02-2015 | Original Contributions

Comparison of Marginal Ulcer Rates Between Antecolic and Retrocolic Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Authors: Lara Ribeiro-Parenti, Konstantinos Arapis, Denis Chosidow, Jean-Pierre Marmuse

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 2/2015

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Abstract

Introduction

Marginal ulcer can be a serious complication after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. The aim of this study was to compare the rates of marginal ulcer between the antecolic and the retrocolic technique, in a large cohort of patients.

Patients and Methods

Over a near 10-year period, 1,142 patients underwent laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. The antecolic and the retrocolic technique were used in respectively 572 and 570 consecutive patients. All procedures were performed using a circular stapled gastrojejunostomy.

Results

Patients were followed for 18 to 99 months (mean 48.8 months). During follow-up, 46 patients developed a marginal ulcer (4 %), 32 in the antecolic group (5.6 %) and 14 in the retrocolic group (2.5 %). Nineteen patients (3.3 %) in the antecolic group and eight patients in the retrocolic group (1.4 %) developed early marginal ulcer (i.e., within 3 months after surgery). The mean time to onset of anastomotic ulcer symptoms after surgery was 11 months (range 0.25–72). Forty-four patients were submitted to medical treatment, and 35 patients (79.5 %) had complete resolution of their symptoms.

Conclusion

Patients with an antecolic Roux limb develop significantly more marginal ulcers (p = 0.007) and early marginal ulcer (p = 0.033) than the patients with a retrocolic Roux limb. The antecolic technique seems to be a risk factor for appearance of marginal ulcer.
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Metadata
Title
Comparison of Marginal Ulcer Rates Between Antecolic and Retrocolic Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Authors
Lara Ribeiro-Parenti
Konstantinos Arapis
Denis Chosidow
Jean-Pierre Marmuse
Publication date
01-02-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-014-1392-x

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