Biliopancreatic Diversion – Types

Biliopancreatic Diversion is classified as a ‘malabsorptive type’ of morbid obesity surgery.

It is aimed at candidates with:

• Any type of eating habit (consumption of large volume , sweets, or both)
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Body Mass Index (BMI) > 50 (regardless of how high it is, as long as the patient can be anaesthetized, they can undergo the operation – patients have been operated on with Body Mass Index (BMI) > 85)
• A history of gastroesophageal reflux disease
• A previous failed restrictive or mixed type surgery

The selection of the Biliopancreatic Diversion (BPD) is made for each individual, based on an algorithm for each candidate according to their individual history.

The types of Biliopancreatic Diversion (BPD) are as follows:

• BPD – LL – RYGB
• BPD – SADI-S
• BPD – Scopinaro
• BPD – DS

The following videos show in turn the procedures for the above four types of Biliopancreatic Diversion: