Guest guest Posted November 13, 2001 Report Share Posted November 13, 2001 I just wanted to say, as Jane has noted, that Dr. Ren explained to me before the surgery how she measures the intestine. Both Jane and I were lap patients, so do not let them tell you that lap surgeries are " eyeballed " . > <<He argues that they can not use the standard > measurements of 75-100 cm common channel in either lap or open > procedures because the measurement (or eyeballing in the case of lap) > >> > > I read my surgical report and spoke with my surgeon. When doing a > full lap BPD/DS, she does not " eyeball " the measurements. My > surgical reports says in part... " Using a 100 cm piece of umbilical > tape, 100 cm of ileum was measured proximal to the ileocecal valve, > where it was marked with a silk stitch. From this point, an > additional 150 cm of ileum was measured proximally, where it was > divided...... " > > Jane J. 38 yrs. old > 230/153 (-77 lbs) 5' 3.5 " > Lap BPD/DS > 4/26/01 > Dr. Ren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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