Roux-en-Y gastrectomy: early and late results.

Results obtained in 16 patients by Roux-en-Y gastrectomy (Moskowicz procedure) are presented. According to Langhans a high gastrectomy ascending on the lesser curvature to 2 to 3 cm below the cardia and unaccompanied by a sectioning of the vagal branches was performed. The Roux-en-Y resection was used only in exceptional situations, being preferred to the standard Billroth II operation in order to avoid the biliopancreatic reflux into the gastric remnant.