Biliopancreatic diversion with transient gastroplasty and duodenal switch: long-term results of a multicentric study.

Background: Over the years, several modifications of the Scopinaro biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) have been proposed. This retrospective study reported the results of 15 years of follow-up after open BPD coupled with a type of transient gastroplasty (TG) and duodenal switch (DS), termed BPD-TG with DS.

Methods: Data were analyzed for 874 patients operated on between January 1993 and May 2010 in 3 different surgical departments.