Jejunoileal Shunt for Obesity

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This issue of the Journal carries an article on protein nutrition and liver disease after jejunoileal bypass done for the treatment of obesity. Intestinal surgery for the obese is becoming increasingly popular. One of the first reports, over 10 years ago,1 was a detailed study of 10 patients who first received a jejunocolic bypass and after loss to ideal or near ideal weights, were reoperated on to establish normal intestinal continuity. Since that time, other reports have appeared with appropriate refinements in surgical technic to permit a permanent shunt between jejunum and ileum, thereby achieving equilibration of weight at a . . .

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