Effects of short or long biliopancreatic limb length after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery for obesity: a propensity score-matched analysis

• Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery Vol. 407; no. 6; pp. 2319 - 2326
• Main Authors: Eckharter, Christoph, Heeren, Nickolaus, Mongelli, Francesco, Sykora, Martin, Fenner, Hartwig, Scheiwiller, Andreas, Metzger, Jürg, Gass, Jörn-Markus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2022
• Subjects: Abdominal Surgery; Cardiac Surgery; General Surgery; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original; Original Article; Thoracic Surgery; Traumatic Surgery; Vascular Surgery; Obesity; Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; Biliopancreatic limb length; Outcomes; Bariatric surgery

Purpose Although recent studies reported superior weight reduction in patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) with long biliopancreatic limb (BPL), no recommendation regarding limb lengths exists. This study compares weight loss and resolution of obesity-related comorbidities in patients...