Revisional Bariatric Surgery — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: The next best step in management of obese patient who has failed to lose weight with conservative methods is referred for _____

Answer: bariatric surgery

Flashcard 2: 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 3: The following bariatric procedure is also known as _____

Answer: biliopancreatic diversion

Flashcard 4: The following bariatric procedure is also known as _____

Answer: duodenal switch

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

Answer: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Flashcard 6: One cause of vitamin _____ deficiency is bariatric surgery (e.g., Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy).

Answer: B12

Flashcard 7: In duodenal switch, the length of the alimentary limb is _____m and common channel is 1.0m

Answer: 1.5

Flashcard 8: In biliopancreatic diversion, the length of the alimentary limb is _____m and common channel is 0.5m

Answer: 2.0

Flashcard 9: One of the advantages of sleeve gastrectomy is that _____ is preserved thus avoiding gastric dumping

Answer: pylorus

Flashcard 10: Late leaks following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy are due to ischemia and high _____

Answer: intragastric pressure