Short versus long roux-limb length in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery for the treatment of morbid and super obesity: A systematic review of the literature

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 797-804

  Orci, Lorenzo ^a   Chilcott, Michael ^b   Huber, Olivier ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b Hospital of Fribourg Riaz   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Gastric bypass; Limb length; Obesity; Roux en Y; Super obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; MORBID OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANASTOMOSIS, ROUX-EN-Y; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79956189451     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: 17080428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-011-0409-y     Document Type: Review

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