Background: In distal subtotal gastrectomy for gastric cancer, Billroth-I (B-I) reconstruction has been performed predominantly in Japan, while increasing number of surgeons chose Roux-en-Y (R-Y) ...

Background: Billroth I (B-I) or Roux-en-Y (R-Y) are common reconstruction technique after distal gastrectomy, each with advantages and disadvantages and which is the most successful remains unclear.

Both a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy reduce your stomach size. In a sleeve gastrectomy, your surgeon removes part of your stomach to create a sleeve-like shape. They don’t reroute ...

Patients who underwent uncut Roux-en-Y had more severe gastrointestinal symptoms and higher incidence of residual gastritis and degree of bile reflux, while experiencing no reduction in stasis ...

Over seven years, more than 1 in 5 who had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass weight-loss surgery developed a problem such as alcohol abuse or alcoholism, compared with around 11 percent of those who ...

ORLANDO -- Five years following surgery, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients had greater weight loss versus sleeve gastrectomy patients, researchers reported here. In a retrospective analysis ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery significantly predicted being diagnosed with a urinary stone calculus (odds ratio [OR], 1.71; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.44 - 2.04) ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery was once the most common weight loss surgeries, but it is far outpaced by the sleeve gastrectomy. Gastric bypass accounts for only 18% of weight loss surgeries.

If iron deficiency occurs after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, doses of up to 300 mg oral iron daily may be needed. In some cases (especially for menstruating women) intravenous iron may be warranted.

Kraljevic M, Süsstrunk J, Wölnerhanssen BK, et al. Long-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Obesity: The SM-BOSS Randomized Clinical Trial.