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Background: In 1990, we modified Scopinaro's biliopancreatic diversion (BPD); instead of a distal gastrectomy and gastroileal anastomosis, a parietal gastrectomy was performed with nutrients diverted through a duodenal switch. Also, the length of the common channel (50 cm) was doubled to 100 cm, while the nutrient limb remained 250 cm. In 1991, we reported initial results after 16 months: weight loss...
Background: Since 1984, biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) has been our procedure of choice in the treatment of morbid obesity. Better understanding of long-term outcome following BPD is needed. Methods: We report the results of our first consecutive 92 patients who underwent BPD more than 5 years ago. Of these 92, only 82 were available for a recent formal evaluation after a mean of 79 months. Results:...
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