Question:
What are the differences in the DS surgery types?

I was wondering what the difference is in the DS surgery types. I have seen BPD/DS and LR?/DS and a few others. I may possibly be having the LR?/DS, but I can't remember what all of the first letters are and what they stand for.    — Renee K. (posted on March 28, 2001)

March 28, 2001
Renee, the duodenal switch WLS procedure is essentially the same regardless of the term it's paired with (BPD, DGB, GR, LGR, etc.) The procedure name has never been standardized among bariatric surgeons, but you can be pretty sure that as long as "duodenal switch" is in the name, it's the same was what's described at http://www.duodenalswitch.com. There may be subtle variations to the procedure from surgeon to surgeon, such as common channel length, but for practical purposes, they are all the same.
   — mmagruder

March 28, 2001
That's LGR/DS. I had that. It is Longitudinal Gastric Resection/Duodenal Switch, or as I like to call it, Cut Your Stomach In Half the Long Way/Re-route Your Guts So You Absorb Only A Small Percentage of What You Eat.
   — merri B.

March 29, 2001
Here's a website that you might find helpful to describe the names associated with the surgery known as the Duodenal Switch: http://www.mywls.com/Duodenal_Switch/duodenal_switch.html. Good Luck to you! <<Message Board: http://www.mywls.com/discus>>>
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