Mini Gastric Bypass: Why It Is Better than Gastric Bypass in India

Mini gastric bypass is also known as single anastomosis gastric bypass. The procedure incorporates a long gastric tube of size 15–18 cm with a loop gastroenterostomy of size 4.5 cm. Essentially the procedure involves nonrestricted malabsorption. The limb lengths of biliopancreatic limb vary in different studies and centres. Most studies published have mentioned different limb lengths ranging from 150 cm to 300 cm [1].