Patient Information Book For Gastric Bypass Surgery - permanente.net
Patient Information Book For Gastric Bypass Surgery - permanente.net
Patient Information Book For Gastric Bypass Surgery - permanente.net
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Anatomy of the Roux Y <strong>Gastric</strong> <strong>Bypass</strong>:<br />
Food now passes from the esophagus to a smaller stomach (gastric pouch). The food then passes through<br />
a surgically created opening (GJ, gastro-jejunostomy) into the jejunum. The digestive juices of the<br />
remaining stomach (remnant), liver, and pancreas, travel down the small bowel and eventually mix with<br />
the food in the jejunum. The juices must travel through another surgically created opening (JJ, jejunojejunostomy).<br />
Variations in Anatomy:<br />
The limb of small bowel (Roux limb) can<br />
travel through several pathways depending on<br />
the technique used by the surgeon and<br />
findings during surgery. The limb can travel<br />
either in front of or behind the colon, and in<br />
front of or behind the remaining stomach.<br />
Notice how the route of the small bowel makes<br />
a Y shape (thus, roux-en-Y).
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