Roux-en-Y


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Roux-en-Y

, Y de Roux; Roux-en-Y gastric bypass bypass gástrico en Y de Roux, derivación gástrica en Y de Roux
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If the treatment is delayed, severe complications including pancreatitis, pyogeniccholangitis, rupture and perforation of cyst and liver cirrhosis induced by repeated biliary tract infection and obstruction of biliary tract may appear, which can threaten lives of children.5 Cystectomy and Roux-en-Y hepatojejunostomy are the standard surgeries for the treatment of choledochal cyst currently.
* Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass In this procedure, the top of the stomach is formed into a pouch and a section of the small intestine is attached to it, bypassing the rest of the stomach and small intestine.
(1) Before the advent of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYBG) surgery, the paraduodenal hernia was usually reported as the most common internal hernia, accounting for more than 50% of cases (Table 1).
Bariatric surgery, specifically Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), is the most effective treatment for obesity.
Most studies have examined the effects of the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure, which was the most commonly performed weight loss procedure worldwide until it was very recently overtaken by sleeve gastrectomy.
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) alters gastrointestinal anatomy such that transoral endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is not routinely feasible.
One anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) or mini-gastric bypass is now accepted around the world as an alternative method for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), the gold standard method of bariatric surgery, with comparable efficacy and safety and some advantages to RYGB [1, 2].
Dr Steven Hunt, professor of genetic medicine, played a key role in a long-term research project that found patients who underwent a type of gastric bypass operation called 'Roux-en-Y' had lost an average of 35kg (77lbs) of body weight 12 years after surgery.
Dr Steven Hunt, professor of genetic medicine, played a key role in a long-term research project that found that patients who underwent a type of gastric bypass operation called 'Roux-en-Y' had lost an average of 35kg of body weight 12 years after surgery.
In a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, a surgeon staples off a section of the upper stomach to form a small pouch about the size of an egg.
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate patients who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in terms of weight loss, metabolic parameters, and postoperative complications.