Figure 1. Rearranged digestive tract after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Ingested food and drugs pass through the gastrojejunal anastomosis into the jejunum, effectively bypassing the absorptive ...

According to Mergener, this end-to-side surgical technique between the distal jejunum and stomach, was first performed by César Roux. Roux was born in Switzerland in 1857 and was ...

A 41-year-old man with a BMI of 49.1 undergoes Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. ... and division of the small intestine at the proximal jejunum, with anastomosis of the distal portion (the alimentary ...

To date, this is the largest series comparing biliary reconstruction via either end-to-side Roux-en-Y jejunal anastomosis or direct duodenal anastomosis with at least 2-year follow-up.

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery was once the most common weight loss surgeries, but it is far outpaced by the sleeve gastrectomy. Gastric bypass accounts for only 18% of weight loss surgeries ...

If you plan to undergo gastric bypass surgery under Medicare, it’s important to understand what your plan will and will not cover. You can call Medicare at 800-633-4227 (TTY: 877-486-2048) for ...

Stomal stenosis, a complication of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or weight loss surgery, its causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment are discussed.

From 2000 to 2004, six patients (five women and one man; median age, 47 years; range, 39 to 54) who had undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for extreme obesity were referred for evaluation of ...