The Mini-Gastric Bypass original technique

Mini-gastric Bypass: Description of the Technique and Preliminary Results

BACKGROUND In recent years, a surgical technique known as single-anastomosis gastric bypass or mini-gastric bypass has been developed. Its frequency of performance has increased considerably in the current decade. AIM To describe the mini-gastric bypass technique, its implementation and preliminary results in a university hospital. M...

Mini-Gastric Bypass/One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass—Standardizing the Name

To the Editor: After performing many of the alternatives in bariatric surgery during more than two decades, we read with interest the initial ideas Dr. Rutledge proposed in regard to the Bmini-gastric bypass^ (MGB) and embraced the possibility of performing a very effective operation with fewer risks [1]. Concerned about its major criticism, wemodified the original version of theMGB in order to...

The Mini Gastric Bypass – Particular Technique in the Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity

Mini Gastric Bypass (mgb)/ One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (oagb): from the Dark Days to Golden Dawn

It was in 2001 when Dr. Rutledge reported the first results with 1274 cases concerning a new surgical procedure addressing obesity: MGB1. For us, bariatric surgeons implementing Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB), this fact was surprising, given the disappearance of two of the RYGB main concepts: the alimentary limb and the jejuno-jejunal anastomosis. Those who, like me, have experienced this surg...

Combined sleeve gastrectomy and mini-gastric bypass in a new bariatric procedure of mini-gastric bypass and proximal sleeve gastrectomy.

Surgery is the most effective method for the treatment of morbid obesity. Beneficial effects of bariatric surgery are due to both changed anatomy and consequential alterations in hormonal and metabolic status. Based on the experience with former standard bariatric procedures, the idea came out of a new combined bariatric procedure that could provide better control of glucose level and weight lo...