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Fig. 6.  BPD with duodenal switch. The greater curvature portion of stomach is resected to provide initial gastric reservoir reduction. Ileum is divided, and the alimentary limb (AL) is anastomosed to the divided proximal duodenum. The biliopancreatic limb (BPL) is anastomosed to the side of the AL 75–100 cm proximal to the ileocecal valve, forming the distal common limb (CL) [41, 42].





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