Publikation

Different limb lengths in gastric bypass surgery: study protocol for a Swiss multicenter randomized controlled trial (SLIM).

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 19.05.2021

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Kraljević M, Schneider R, Wölnerhanssen B, Bueter M, Delko T, Peterli R. Different limb lengths in gastric bypass surgery: study protocol for a Swiss multicenter randomized controlled trial (SLIM). Trials 2021; 22:352.
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Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)
Zeitschrift
Trials 2021; 22
Veröffentlichungsdatum
19.05.2021
eISSN (Online)
1745-6215
Seiten
352
Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus are reaching epidemic proportions. In morbidly obese patients, bariatric operations lead to sustained weight loss and relief of comorbidities in the majority of patients. Laparoscopic Roux-Y-gastric bypass (RYGB) is one of the most frequently performed operations, but it is still unknown why some patients respond better than others. Therefore, a number of variations of this operation have been introduced. Recent evidence suggests that a longer bypassed biliopancreatic limb (BPL) has the potential to be more effective compared to the standard RYGB with a shorter BPL length. This article describes the design and protocol of a randomized controlled trial comparing the outcome of a RYGB operation with a long versus short BPL.