Passage reconstruction then requires a gastro-enterostomy. Preserving the pylorus when bypassing the duodenum has led to important technical changes in bariatric surgery. In order to avoid a ...

Unlike gastrostomy or enterostomy tubes, which should be left in place for at least 14 days to allow the stoma to heal, esophagostomy tubes can safely be removed immediately if necessary 6.

From October 2011 to September 2012, 16 patients underwent loop duodeno-enterostomies for bariatric surgery. Explicit written informed consent for operation and data recording was obtained from ...