Silastic ring vertical gastric bypass: cohort study with 83% rate of 5-year follow-up.

Background: Silastic ring vertical gastric bypass (SRVGB) with jejunal interposition is our standard operation for morbidly obese patients. We present the results of 5 years of follow-up in a cohort of patients who underwent SRVGB in 2001.

Methods: The records of all 160 consecutive patients who underwent SRVGB from January to December 2001 were reviewed.

Self-expandable metal stents to treat gastric leaks.

Objectives: Anastomotic leak is a major complication after gastric bypass (GBP) surgery, and it usually necessitates reoperation and is associated with long-term recovery and death. We present our experience with the use of self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) to treat this complication.

Methods: Seventeen patients (14 males and 3 females, mean body mass index of 43.

Silastic ring vertical gastric bypass: evolution of an open surgical technique, and review of 1,588 cases.

Background: Silastic ring vertical gastric bypass (SRVGBP) has evolved from a stapled (SSRVGBP) to a transected (TSRVGBP), and finally to a transected pouch with jejunal interposition (TSRVGBP with J-I). The creation of the gastroenterostomy evolved from a hand-sewn to a stapled and finally to a combined stapled and hand-sewn anastomosis. The circumference of the ring was increased from 5.