Roux-en-y is normally a gastric bypass procedure for weight loss. Why is it being done in this instance?
Abdomonal abstruction due to inflamed/aggravated pancreas/pancreatitis. Basically, it is a palliative procedure and helps access other organs in case Whipple is unsuccessful.
8 posted on 02/25/2015 6:30:02 PM PST by DCBryan1
(No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)