Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus laparoscopic mini gastric bypass in the treatment of obesity: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus laparoscopic mini gastric bypass in the treatment of obesity: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is considered the gold standard in bariatric surgery, achieving durable long-term weight loss with improvement of obesity-related comorbidities. Lately, the laparoscopic mini gastric bypass (LMGB) has gained worldwide popularity with...

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Main Authors: Marko Kraljević, Tarik Delko, Thomas Köstler, Elena Osto, Thomas Lutz, Sarah Thommen, Raoul A. Droeser, Lincoln Rothwell, Daniel Oertli, Urs Zingg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Randomized controlled trial
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Mini gastric bypass
Outcome
Excess weight loss
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-1957-9

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