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2. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   Antecolic antegastric Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery has been estimated to result in internal hernia in 0.2% of cases, mainly through Petersen's defect. [ journal 8 ] An incisional hernia occurs when a surgical incision does not heal well; the muscles of the abdomen separate and allow protrusion of a sac-like membrane, which may contain bowel ...

3. Roux-en-Y anastomosis - Wikipedia

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   In general surgery, a Roux-en-Y anastomosis, or Roux-en-Y, is an end-to-side surgical anastomosis of bowel used to reconstruct the gastrointestinal tract. Typically, it is between stomach and small bowel that is distal (or further down the gastrointestinal tract) from the cut end. [1]

4. Vertical banded gastroplasty surgery - Wikipedia

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   Combined restrictive and malabsorptive techniques are called gastric bypass techniques, of which Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RGB) is the most common. In this technique, staples are used to form a pouch that is connected to the small intestine , bypassing the lower stomach, the duodenum , and the first portion of the jejunum .

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6. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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   It has been found to produce a weight loss comparable to that of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. [18] The risk of ulcers or narrowing of the gut due to intestinal strictures is less so with sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, but it is not as effective at treating GERD or type 2 diabetes. [18]

7. List of eponymous surgical procedures - Wikipedia

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   Roux-en-Y anastomosis: César Roux: Upper gastrointestinal surgery: End-to-side anastomosis between cut end of small bowel and distal small bowel: Roux' operation at Who Named It? Sistrunk procedure Walter Sistrunk: Otorhinolaryngology: Surgical management option for thyroglossal cyst.