Reinforcement of Surgical Staple Lines Using Peri-Strips Dry (PSD) With Veritas Collagen Matrix

Roux-en-Y gastric by-pass surgery. Surgeon creates a small pouch from the stomach and then by-passes a large portion of the small intestine. The body cannot absorb as many calories or nutrients thus resulting in weight loss.

Patients who have laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric by-pass surgery without staple line buttress material. No buttress material will be used on staple line including stomach/pouch, anastomostic junctions, (gastrojejunostomy (GJ) gastric to intestine, or jejunojejunostomy (JJ) intestine to intestine intestine to mesentery.