Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is procedure used to treat obesity.
General
Microscopic
Features:
- Normal small bowel wall.
Note:
- May have increased intraepithelial lymphocytes.[2]
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Small Bowel, Excision During Gastric Bypass:
- Small bowel wall within normal limits.
Small Bowel, Excision during Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: - Small bowel wall within normal limits.
See also
References
- ↑ Benotti, P.; Wood, GC.; Winegar, DA.; Petrick, AT.; Still, CD.; Argyropoulos, G.; Gerhard, GS. (Jan 2014). "Risk factors associated with mortality after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.". Ann Surg 259 (1): 123-30. doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e31828a0ee4. PMID 23470583.
- ↑ Harpaz, N.; Levi, GS.; Yurovitsky, A.; Kini, S. (Mar 2007). "Intraepithelial lymphocytosis in architecturally normal small intestinal mucosa: association with morbid obesity.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 131 (3): 344; author reply 344. doi:10.1043/1543-2165(2007)131[344b:IR]2.0.CO;2. PMID 17516730.