Size matters: gastric pouch size correlates with weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Roberts K, Duffy A, Kaufman J, Burrell M, Dziura J, Bell R. Size matters: gastric pouch size correlates with weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgical Endoscopy 2007, 21: 1397-1402. PMID: 17332953, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9232-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypassPreoperative body mass indexExcess weight lossBody mass indexGastric pouch sizeRoux-en-Y gastric bypassPouch sizeGastric bypassWeight lossIncreased preoperative BMIMale genderSuccess of surgical therapyMean pouch sizePostoperative day 1ResultsThe mean ageYale-New Haven HospitalUpper gastrointestinal seriesProspective databaseSurgical therapyMorbid obesityStudy patientsBariatric surgeryNew Haven HospitalMean ageMass index