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LRYGB: Current Controversies

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Obesity, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery

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The laparoscopic gastric bypass technique, invented 20 years ago, is currently the benchmark for all other operations. It has the advantages of long-term success and direct metabolic activity, but it is one of the most difficult operations to master. Consensus on the optimal anatomic construct remains elusive; many controversies exist regarding the achievement of optimal results.

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  1. Clinical Professor of Surgery, UCSF – Fresno, Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Associates, Director of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital, Fresno, CA, USA

    Kelvin D. Higa FACS, FASMBS

  2. Department of General Surgery, University of California San Francisco – Fresno, Fresno, CA, USA

    Amit K. Taggar MD

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Higa, K.D., Taggar, A.K. (2016). LRYGB: Current Controversies. In: Agrawal, S. (eds) Obesity, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04343-2_25

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