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LRYGB: The Linear Technique

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Obesity, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery

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Abstract

The evolution of the linear technique of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for obesity is described. The two different approaches of the linear technique—reverse technique and the omega-loop, including the operative steps, are described here. The theatre set-up, intraoperative considerations and the postoperative treatment are included.

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  1. Bariatric Surgery Unit, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Irfan Halim MBBS, FRCS, LLB, DIC, MSc(Surg) & Yashwant Koak MS, FRCS, MBChB, MBA, DCH

  2. Department of General Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK

    Dimitri J. Pournaras PhD, MRCS

  3. Bariatric Surgery Unit, Homerton University Hospital, London, UK

    Sanjay Agrawal MS, FRCSEd, FRCSGlasg, FRCS (Consultant Surgeon Honorary Senior Lecturer)

  4. Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK

    Sanjay Agrawal MS, FRCSEd, FRCSGlasg, FRCS (Consultant Surgeon Honorary Senior Lecturer)

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  1. Irfan Halim MBBS, FRCS, LLB, DIC, MSc(Surg)
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Correspondence to Irfan Halim MBBS, FRCS, LLB, DIC, MSc(Surg) .

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Halim, I., Pournaras, D.J., Agrawal, S., Koak, Y. (2016). LRYGB: The Linear Technique. In: Agrawal, S. (eds) Obesity, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04343-2_19

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