Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in a patient with situs inversus totalis – a case report

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in a patient with situs inversus totalis – a case report

We report a case of a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in a morbidly obese patient with situs inversus totalis. Currentexperience with bariatric surgery in patients with situs inversus totalis shows that they can be operated on safely. Theopen approach in this case of a difficult anatomy may be benef...

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Main Authors: Krzysztof Dudek, Bartosz Cieślak, Mariusz Grodzicki, Piotr Remiszewski, Rafał Paluszkiewicz, Piotr Kalinowski, Marek Krawczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2010-09-01
Series:Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques
Subjects:
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
RYGB
open gastric bypass
situs inversus
bariatric surgery
Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/Case-report-Roux-en-Y-gastric-bypass-in-a-patient-with-situs-inversus-totalis-a-case-report,42,15310,1,0.html
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Summary:We report a case of a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in a morbidly obese patient with situs inversus totalis. Currentexperience with bariatric surgery in patients with situs inversus totalis shows that they can be operated on safely. Theopen approach in this case of a difficult anatomy may be beneficial and safer for the patient. The technique itselfrequires only minor modifications. The results of bariatric surgery in terms of weight loss are comparable to thegeneral population of morbidly obese patients after RYGB.
ISSN:1895-4588

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