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Article: Surgical Revision of Loop ("Mini") GB Procedure.(gastric bypass)(Report)
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- Bariatric Medicine Alert
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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Surgical Revision of Loop ("Mini") GB Procedure
Abstract & Commentary
By Namir Katkhouda, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery, Chief, Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Southern California (USC)-Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Katkhouda is a consultant for Baxter, Ethicon, Storz, and Gore.
Synopsis: The results of this preliminary review have confirmed that MGB does require revision in some patients and that conversion to RYGB is a common form of revision.
Source: Johnson WH, et al. Surgical revision of loop ("mini") gastric bypass procedure: Multicenter review of complications and conversions to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis. ...