The EndoBarrier Device: A 3-year Follow up Study

The device is a 60-cm long, impermeable plastic sleeve that is open at both sides so food can pass through. The sleeve is anchored in the duodenal bulb and extends partially into the jejunum. This way the pancreatic and bile juices will only mix with the food after the sleeve, hereby creating a functional bypass of the duodenum and the proximal jejunum, which causes malabsorption of nutrients.