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  • Title: Laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch: technique and initial experience.
    Author: Baltasar A, Bou R, Miró J, Bengochea M, Serra C, Pérez N.
    Journal: Obes Surg; 2002 Apr; 12(2):245-8. PubMed ID: 11975221.
    Abstract:
    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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