Impact of Biliopancreatic Limb Lenght on Long-term Weight Loss After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Impact of Biliopancreatic Limb Lenght on Long-term Weight Loss After Roux-en-Y Gastric

Patients were randomly assigned into 2 groups: those patients undergoing RYGB with a BPL of 70cm and those ones undergoing RYGB with a BPL of 120 cm.

Excess BMI loss 5 years after surgery was investigated

Patients were randomly assigned into 2 groups: those patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with a biliopancreatic limb of 70cm and those ones undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with a biliopancreatic limb of 120 cm. Alimentary limb was constant in both groups (150cm).

Excess BMI loss 5 years after surgery was investigated

Inclusion Criteria:

• BMI >40 Kg/m2
• BMI > 35 Kg/m2 with the presence of comorbidities associated to obesity
• Age older than 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing other bariatric techniques than RYGB
• Patients undergoing RYGB with different BPL or AL lengths than that reported for this study
• Any other surgical procedure added to the bariatric surgery
• Impossibility to comply with pre-established clinical follow-up.