The effect of Roux limb lengths on outcome after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: A prospective, randomized clinical trial

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 540-545

  Choban, P S ^a   Flancbaum, L ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Gastric bypass; Limb lengths; Malabsorption; Morbid obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALABSORPTION; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GASTROPLASTY; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, ROUX-EN-Y; BODY MASS INDEX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; GASTROPLASTY; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS; HUMANS;

EID: 0035989510     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089202762252316     Document Type: Article

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