Abstract
Laparoscopic gastric bypass has been recently introduced as an alternative method to conventional open gastric bypass. This procedure has been generally limited to patients with a BMI <60 kg/m2 due to the possible technical limitations of the laparoscopic instruments. In this article, we present a patient with super/super obesity (61 kg/m2) who underwent Roux- en-Y gastric bypass using the laparoscopic approach.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 403-406 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Obesity Surgery |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1999 |
Keywords
- Laparoscopy
- Morbid obesity
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
- Super/super obesity
- Weight reduction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Nutrition and Dietetics