TY - JOUR
T1 - Laparoscopic-assisted Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
AU - Schweitzer, Michael A.
AU - Broderick, Timothy J.
AU - Demaria, Eric J.
AU - Sugerman, Harvey J.
PY - 1999/10
Y1 - 1999/10
N2 - Eight patients underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass from May 1998 to September 1998 in which a hand-assist technique was used. The operation consisted of a 7.5-cm periumbilical midline incision along with three trocars placed in the upper abdomen. The operative times ranged from 2.25 to 4.5 h. The average preoperative body mass index was 44 kg/m.2 Three- month postoperative follow-up revealed an average weight loss of 59 lb. Cosmetic results to date have been excellent even when compared with those of a total laparoscopic operation. The hand-assist technique allows the surgeon to have more control over the most difficult part of the case, which is manipulation of the small bowel in a morbidly obese abdomen.
AB - Eight patients underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass from May 1998 to September 1998 in which a hand-assist technique was used. The operation consisted of a 7.5-cm periumbilical midline incision along with three trocars placed in the upper abdomen. The operative times ranged from 2.25 to 4.5 h. The average preoperative body mass index was 44 kg/m.2 Three- month postoperative follow-up revealed an average weight loss of 59 lb. Cosmetic results to date have been excellent even when compared with those of a total laparoscopic operation. The hand-assist technique allows the surgeon to have more control over the most difficult part of the case, which is manipulation of the small bowel in a morbidly obese abdomen.
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U2 - 10.1089/lap.1999.9.449
DO - 10.1089/lap.1999.9.449
M3 - Article
C2 - 10522545
AN - SCOPUS:0032825039
SN - 1092-6429
VL - 9
SP - 449
EP - 453
JO - Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A
JF - Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A
IS - 5
ER -