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Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch: Technique and Initial Experience

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Background: The duodenal Switch (DS) is a variant of the biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) for the surgical treatment of morbid obesity. Materials and Methods: The laparoscopic DS (LapDS) operation is described, and the early surgical outcomes of 16 patients are reported. Results: Postoperative stay was 5 to 8 days. Local wound infection at a trocar site was the most common local complication. Conclusion: LapDS is an advanced, complex and feasible technique in bariatric surgery.

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  1. Chief of Surgery, Virgen de los Lirios Hospital, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain

    A Baltasar

  2. Surgical Staff, Virgen de los Lirios Hospital, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain

    R Bou

  3. Surgical Staff, Virgen de los Lirios Hospital, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain

    J Miró

  4. Surgical Staff, Virgen de los Lirios Hospital, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain

    M Bengochea

  5. Surgical Staff, Virgen de los Lirios Hospital, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain

    Carlos Serra

  6. Surgical Resident, Virgen de los Lirios Hospital, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain

    Nieves Pérez

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Baltasar, A., Bou, R., Miró, J. et al. Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch: Technique and Initial Experience. OBES SURG 12, 245–248 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1381/096089202762552430

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