Guest guest Posted August 29, 2001 Report Share Posted August 29, 2001 wow, thanks so much for the great explanation! dee --- Steve Goldstein wrote: > At 10:44 AM -0700 8/29/01, Dee wrote: > >Thank you for your reply, Steve, but I think I > worded > >this wrong... what I meant was how long is it > before > >the WLS? > > > > Dee, > > The small intestine is about 23 feet long. It is > **all** " common > channel " . That is, except for a very short stretch > of duodenum (just > after the stomach) until the bile ducts pour into > the intestine, all > of the small intestine has both food from the > stomach (chyme) and > bile from the bile duct. That is what is meant by > " common channel. " > The bile emulsifies the fat and renders it available > for absorption > through the intestinal walls. The DS separates > first 15 or 16 feet > of the small intestine from the remainder of the > intestine (about 7 > or 8 feet) and re-attaches it to the remainder about > 100 cm (~40 > inches) from the end. thus, the bile can finally > combine with chyme > from the stomach in the final 100 cm (or whatever > the surgeon > chooses), the new " common channel. " If this is not > all that clear, > please go to the DS web site and look for Dr. > Baltasar's article. > > --Steve > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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