Approach of the Bile Duct by Gastrostomy in Patients With Bypass in Roux-en-Y Proved to Be Safe and Effective

Abstract

Background: The prevalence and increase of obesity in the world are that 2.3 billion adults were overweight and 700 million adults were obese in 2015. In the context of the morbid obesity pandemic, bariatric surgery was presented as a gold standard treatment. It is known that the prevalence of cholelithiasis is 3 to 4 times higher in morbidly obese patients when compared to the general population. Literature reports that the first attempts to approach the biliary tract in patients with gastric bypass in Roux-en-Y, were performed transorally and had resulted in low success rates. The aim of this study was to analyze the results of the use of the endoscopic transgastrostomy technique for the treatment of biliary tract diseases in patients submitted to Yde-Roux bypass.