Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: limb length and weight loss

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: limb length and weight loss

BACKGROUND: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a surgical technique widely used in the treatment of obesity. It is unclear, however, if the length of the biliopancreatic and alimentary limb interferes with the magnitude of weight loss. AIM: To evaluate if the length of these limbs is related to the perc...

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Main Authors: Antonio Carlos VALEZI, Antonio César MARSON, Rodrigo Alves MERGUIZO, Fernando Leão COSTA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva 2014-01-01
Series:ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva
Subjects:
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Limb length
Obesity
Weight loss
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