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This is correct. The Roux-en-Y or gastric bypass works by dividing the stomach and forming a small gastric pouch which then joins onto the small intestine around 1m away from the caecum.
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a
Roux-en-Y bypass
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This is incorrect. A Hartmann's procedure is used to treat either cancer or inflammation of the rectosigmoid colon. It involves resection of the rectosigmoid colon, closure of the anorectal stump and creates a colostomy.
10002665
e
Hartmann's Procedure
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This is incorrect. A Nissen Fundoplication is a treatment for GORD, whereby the gastric fundus is wrapped around the lower oesophagus to prevent reflux.
10002664
d
Nissen Fundoplication
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This is incorrect. A gastric band works by placing a restrictive band around the stomach, which restricts the size the stomach can expand to.
10002663
c
Gastric Band
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This is incorrect. The sleeve gastrectomy works by removing a section of the stomach proximal to the greater curvature, causing the total gastric volume to be reduced.
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b
Sleeve Gastrectomy
Concept
Chapter
2693
4062
Bariatric Surgery
Topic
136
Gastroenterology
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On the pre-operative surgical ward round in the morning, you speak to a 45-year-old female who is about to undergo bariatric surgery. She cannot remember the name of the procedure but describes it as a pouch being created from her stomach to small intestine.

What procedure is this woman about to undergo?
a