PARTIAL JEJUNAL DIVERSION

SummaryIntroduction:Bariatric/metabolic surgery is a well-established way of treating severe obesity and comorbidities associated with it. There are also new types of procedures that focus on comorbidity treatment rather than weight reduction. Less invasive interventions are the preferred option. The aim of this study is to present the short-term results of a new surgical method - partial jejunal diversion (PJD) - and to describe its technical aspects.Material and methods:This is a prospective study in which 14 patients were operated on from September 2016 to February 2018. There were 8 women and 6 men in the studied group, whose average age was 47.3 years. Their BMI varied from 32.89 to 47.6 kg/sqm, and the average value was 43.5 kg/sqm. Diabetes mellitus type 2 was observed in 4 patients. Eight patients were evaluated after 12 months of follow-up. For the purpose of this study, we chose to evaluate weight changes, BMI changes, and changes in glycid metabolism. We also evaluated the incidence of complications.Results:The operation time ranged from 27 to 61 minutes, and no preoperative complications were recorded. Two (14.28%) patients had to be re-operated on for inner hernia in the follow-up period. The average weight loss was from 122.6 to 102.9 kg, i.e. BMI from 43.5 to 36.3 kg/sqm. Glycated haemoglobin decreased from 41.5 mmol/mol to 34.4 mmol/mol. All changes were statistically significant. Changes in fasting blood glucose were not statistically significant.