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...
Main Authors: | Antonio Carlos VALEZI, Antonio César MARSON, Rodrigo Alves MERGUIZO, Fernando Leão COSTA |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva
2014-01-01
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Series: | ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-67202014000600056&tlng=pt |
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