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Laparoscopic Conversion of Vertical Banded Gastroplasty into Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

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Laparoscopic conversion of vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) into Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a technically demanding procedure. This article demonstrates the feasibility of conversion of failed VBG to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP).We have a series of 15 patients who underwent conversion from VBG to RYGBP, and the results were satisfactory regarding the percent excess weight loss and the resolution of the comorbidities, without a significant increase in the complications. In patients with a difficult anatomy below the cardia, dividing the esophagus just above the esophagogastric junction and performing an esophagojejunostomy may be a safe alternative to converting to a Scopinaro-BPD. Laparoscopic conversion of failed VBG to RYGBP is safe and feasible.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, CHU Hospital, Jean Monnet University, Avenue Albert Raimond, 42270, Saint Etienne, France

    Radwan Kassir & Olivier TIffet

  2. Department of Digestive Surgery, Clinique Chirurgicale Mutualiste, Saint Etienne, France

    Pierre Blanc

  3. Department of Bariatric Surgery, Hospital Archet 2, Nice, France

    Jean Gugenheim, Imed Ben Amor & Tarek Debs

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Kassir, R., Blanc, P., Gugenheim, J. et al. Laparoscopic Conversion of Vertical Banded Gastroplasty into Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. OBES SURG 26, 474–475 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-015-1976-0

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