Adjustable Gastric Banding — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: The **Scopinaro procedure** is also known as:

Answer: Biliopancreatic diversion

Extra: Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) was originally described by Nicola Scopinaro in 1979. It involves a distal gastrectomy and a long Roux-en-Y reconstruction, resulting in a short common channel (malabsorptive procedure).

Flashcard 2: One of the advantages of sleeve gastrectomy is that _____ is preserved thus avoiding gastric dumping

Answer: pylorus

Flashcard 3: One of the advantages of sleeve gastrectomy is that there is reduction in _____ as seen with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Answer: internal hernias

Flashcard 4: Which bariatric procedure involves the creation of a small gastric pouch and a Y-shaped anastomosis to the jejunum, effectively bypassing the duodenum?

Answer: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB)

Extra: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a combined procedure (restrictive and malabsorptive). It involves creating a small gastric pouch (15–30 mL) and anastomosing it to the jejunum, bypassing the duodenum and proximal jejunum. It is often considered the "gold standard" of bariatric surgery.

Flashcard 5: The following bariatric procedure is also known as _____

Answer: biliopancreatic diversion

Flashcard 6: The following bariatric procedure is also known as _____

Answer: duodenal switch

Flashcard 7: The following bariatric procedure is also known as _____

Answer: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Flashcard 8: One cause of vitamin _____ deficiency is bariatric surgery (e.g., Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy).

Answer: B12

Flashcard 9: In duodenal switch, the length of the alimentary limb is _____m and common channel is 1.0m

Answer: 1.5