I read with interest the article entitled “The Effect of Routine Division of the Greater
Omentum on Small Bowel Obstruction After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass” [
[1]
]. The article discusses the role of routine division of the greater omentum during
laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) to reduce small bowel obstruction (SBO).
We know that preventable SBO comes from closing mesenteric defects, and from a cohort
of 40,517 patients operated with LRYGB in Sweden for 8 years, and with a follow-up
of nearly 6 years, the cumulative incidence of SBO was 11.2% in the nondivision group
compared with 9.7% among patients with divided omentum (hazard ratio = .83, P < .001). This was seen in patients without mesenteric defects closure as well as
patients with closed mesenteric defects. Schneider et al. [
[2]
] have observed a low rate of Petersen defect mesenteric hernia when the omentum is
divided in a T-shape. When the jejunal mesenteric space is closed, internal hernias
were reduced from 5.3% to 2.4%.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Published online: February 11, 2023
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