Roux-en-Y Anastomosis - Operations That Make Use of A Roux-en-Y

Operations That Make Use of A Roux-en-Y

• Some gastric bypasses for obesity.
• Roux-en-Y reconstruction following partial or complete gastrectomy for stomach cancer.
• Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy used to treat (macroscopic) bile duct obstruction which may arise due to:
  • a common bile duct tumour or hepatic duct tumour (e.g. resection of cholangiocarcinoma)
  • a bile duct injury (e.g. cholecystectomy, surgical misadventure, trauma)
  • an infection/inflammation (e.g. pancreatic pseudocyst)
• Roux-en-Y choledochojejunostomy - indications same as Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy.
• Roux-en-Y pancreas transplant