American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery literature review on the effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass limb lengths on outcomes

Authors

Essa M. Aleassa, Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Electronic address: e.aleassa@gmail.com.Follow
Pavlos Papasavas, Department of Surgery, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut.
Toms Augustin, Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
Zhamak Khorgami, Department of Surgery, University of Oklahoma College of Community Medicine, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Sue Benson-Davies, Department of Surgery, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota.
Saber Ghiassi, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.Follow
Jonathan Carter, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California.
Abdelrahman Nimeri, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina.Follow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery

Abstract

This literature review is issued by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery regarding limb lengths in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and their effect on metabolic and bariatric outcomes. Limbs in RYGB consist of the alimentary and biliopancreatic limbs and the common channel. Variation of limb lengths in primary RYGB and as a revisional option for weight recurrence after RYGB are described in this review.

First Page

755

Last Page

762

DOI

10.1016/j.soard.2023.04.298

Publication Date

7-1-2023

Recommended Citation

Aleassa, Essa M.; Papasavas, Pavlos; Augustin, Toms; Khorgami, Zhamak; Benson-Davies, Sue; Ghiassi, Saber; Carter, Jonathan; and Nimeri, Abdelrahman, "American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery literature review on the effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass limb lengths on outcomes" (2023). Surgery. 150.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/surgery/150

Identifier

37268517 (pubmed); 10.1016/j.soard.2023.04.298 (doi); S1550-7289(23)00444-6 (pii)