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Why the Operation We Prefer is the Roux-Y Gastric Bypass

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Roux-Y gastric bypass with transection in an anterioposterior oblique fashion and an 11-12 mm internal diameter gastrojejunostomy supported by an external strip of linea alba fascia is safe and effective as a primary or revision procedure, with a very low failure and revision rate.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    John H Linner MD, FACS

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Raymond L Drew MD, FACS

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Linner, J.H., Drew, R.L. Why the Operation We Prefer is the Roux-Y Gastric Bypass. OBES SURG 1, 305–306 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1381/096089291765561051

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