Re: Once and For All, Please Explain Something to me

[Guest guest]

Alyssa,

You make a good point. BPD/DS is sort of redundant. The names stems

from the combination of ideas from Deemester (DS) and Scopinaro (BPD)

to form the hybrid BPD/DS. But indeed BPD/SG is technically more

accurate. In fact, BPD has been tried with a number of different

gastric restrictions (or sometimes none at all). There is a BPD with

VBG, and BPD with silicone band etc. So the old BPD really should

have been called BPD/DG for BPD + " Distal Gastrectomy " .

You are getting sharp!

Hull

> Then is it actually redundant to say BPD/DS since it sounds like

the BPD

> itself is what's switching around the intestines??? Should it

really be a

> BPD/SG (sleeve gastrectomy)?

>

> alyssa

[Guest guest]

I think some DS surgeons call it a BPD/LG that is, lateral

gastrectomy which is a more technically accurate name. I think

the " sleeve " term is something invented by the ever brilliant Dr G.

But maybe not.

in Seattle

> Alyssa,

>

> You make a good point. BPD/DS is sort of redundant. The names stems

> from the combination of ideas from Deemester (DS) and Scopinaro

(BPD)

> to form the hybrid BPD/DS. But indeed BPD/SG is technically more

> accurate. In fact, BPD has been tried with a number of different

> gastric restrictions (or sometimes none at all). There is a BPD

with

> VBG, and BPD with silicone band etc. So the old BPD really should

> have been called BPD/DG for BPD + " Distal Gastrectomy " .

>

[Guest guest]

See I told you was the one to ask. Thanks Chris.

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