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Morbid Obesity

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The concept of gastric restriction as treatment for morbid obesity was introduced by Mason in 1967 [1]. At that time these operations were not widely accepted by the surgical community because they were technically difficult to perform and because of the great popularity of jejunoileal bypass. Moreover, the early gastric restrictive operations were associated with a high incidence of early postoperative complications. Complication rates with gastric bypass decreased substantially after Alden introduced the concept of stapling the stomach in continuity rather than dividing it [2]. Incorporation of the Roux-en-Y technique eliminated problems with bile reflux esophagitis, which were common after loop gastric bypass.

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Brolin, R.E., Scopinaro, N., Papadia, F., Pories, W.J. (2001). Morbid Obesity. In: Controversies in Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56777-3_14

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