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

Publication

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

Journal Paper/Review - May 19, 2021

Kraljević Marko, Schneider Romano, Wölnerhanssen Bettina Karin, Bueter Marco, Delko Tarik, Peterli Ralph

Citation

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.

Project

Swiss Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial on different Limb Lengths in Gastric Bypass Surgery

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

Trials 2021; 22

Publication Date

May 19, 2021

Issn Electronic

1745-6215

Pages

352

Brief description/objective

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.