Nullius in Verba Comment on “Hepaticojejunostomy Using Short-Limb Roux-en-Y Reconstruction” Nullius in Verba

Visser BC. — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Much (perhaps most) of our day-to-day surgical practice is rooted in tradition and dogma. Hepatobiliary surgeons around the world routinely construct their Roux limb in preparation for a biliary anastomosis at anywhere between 40 cm and 70 cm to prevent reflux of enteric contents into the biliary tree and thus cholangitis. This practice makes basic sense and most everybody does it—thus, it is not often questioned.

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Nullius in Verba Comment on “Hepaticojejunostomy Using Short-Limb Roux-en-Y Reconstruction” Nullius in Verba