 | This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: No sources since 1976. Unclear if this experimental surgery is currently used anywhere, if it is or is not still experimental, or if it was discarded as ineffective. (March 2022) |
The ileojejunal bypass is an experimental surgery designed as a remedy for morbid obesity.[1][2]
It was first performed on a series of patients at White Memorial Hospital, Los Angeles, California, in the mid-to-late 1970s. It has since been discarded, as the complications from the surgery, including malnutrition, vitamin deficiencies, protein and albumin deficiency, liver and renal failure, and kidney stones, highly outweighed the benefits. Many patients who received this surgery consequently underwent reversal surgery.
- ^ Pilkington TR; Gazet JC; Ang L; Kalucy RS; Crisp AH; Day S (June 1976). "Explanations for weight loss after ileojejunal bypass in gross obesity". Br Med J. 1 (6024): 1504–5. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.6024.1504. PMC 1640791. PMID 1276737.
- ^ Sobotta, Caroline Mercedes; Tanay, Emre; Sued, Shadi; Kieninger, Christopher; Köninger, Jörg; Meile, Tobias (26 July 2023). "The Ileojejunal Bypass: The Forgotten Procedure". Surgical Techniques Development. 12 (3): 126–134. doi:10.3390/std12030012.