In this Endo-Sketch, a Healio video series on clinical conditions named after famous colleagues, Klaus Mergener, MD, of the University of Washington School of Medicine, discusses the origin of ...

The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is an effective treatment of morbid obesity leading to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) resolution. However, evidence demonstrates that standard limb lengths can ...

Figure 1. Rearranged digestive tract after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Ingested food and drugs pass through the gastrojejunal anastomosis into the jejunum, effectively bypassing the absorptive ...

Patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery may be at greater risk for non-vertebral fracture than those having adjustable gastric banding (AGB), a new population-based study reports.

Oct. 14, 2005 -- Laparoscopic (lap) Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) can be safely performed in a 23-hour outpatient setting, according to the results of a single institution experience reported in ...

Closure of mesenteric defects during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass reduced the long-term risk for small bowel obstruction, according to study results in JAMA Surgery.“One of the most ...