Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with hand-sewn gastrojejunostomy using an absorbable bidirectional monofilament barbed suture: review of the literature and illustrative case video

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2014 May-Jun;10(3):560-1. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2014.01.029. Epub 2014 Jan 30.

Authors

Radwan Kassir¹, Christophe Breton², Patrice Lointier³, Pierre Blanc²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Digestive Surgery, Clinique chirurgicale mutualiste, Saint Etienne, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Digestive Surgery, Clinique chirurgicale mutualiste, Saint Etienne, France.
³ Department of Digestive Surgery, Clinique de la Châtaigneraie, 63110 Beaumont, France.

PMID: 24951070
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2014.01.029

No abstract available

Keywords: Gastric bypass; Gastrojejunostomy; Stratafix; V-LOC; Vicryl.

Publication types

Review
Technical Report
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Anastomosis, Surgical / methods
Coated Materials, Biocompatible*
Equipment Design
Gastric Bypass / methods*
Humans
Jejunum / surgery*
Laparoscopy / methods*
Obesity, Morbid / surgery*
Stomach / surgery*
Suture Techniques / instrumentation*

Substances

Coated Materials, Biocompatible