[Latero-lateral jejuno-ileal shunt in the treatment of massive obesity (author's transl)].

Jejuno-ileal shunting was performed in 67 patients with massive obesity, last ten with a side-to-side jejuno-ileal anastomose. The technique is simple and rapid and carries little risk of sepsis. No complications were observed. This particular operation is one of several surgical treatments proposed for massive obesity and appears to be most satisfactory.