Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in the obesity center Wuerzburg--patient selection and results.

Background: The choice between different bariatric procedures for each patient is an important question in bariatric surgery. In this article, we explain criteria for patient selection for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at the Obesity Center Wuerzburg and compare the corresponding outcomes for these selection criteria.

Methods: 60 consecutive patients underwent gastric bypass surgery (34 female, 26 male; mean age 45.