Bile Acid Retention after Roux-en-Y Biliary Reconstruction Demonstrated by Tauro-23-(75Se)Selena-25-Homocholic Acid: An Experimental Animal Study

In this study of 65 laboratory rats the influence of biliary Roux-en-Y anastomosis on the enterohepatic circulation was investigated. Three different types of Roux-en-Y limbs were studied and compared with sham-operated controls. To collect information about the influence of the length and motility of the Roux limb, 10-cm and 3-cm isoperistaltic Roux segments and 10-cm anisoperistaltic Roux limbs were investigated. 75SeHCAT, a τ-labelled synthetic bile acid, was used for assessment of enterohepatic circulation. Intestinal transit time was evaluated by measuring the decrease of whole-body counts of 51Cr-labelled ethylenediamintetraacetic acid (EDTA), an inert marker of intraluminal contents. 99mTc-labelled dimethyl-iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) was used to detect possible alterations of bile flow. 75SeHCAT results showed marked retention of bile acids in all Roux-en-Y animals compared with controls. Results of short and long Roux limbs did not differ significantly from each other (t1/2 10 cm, 59.8 h; 3 cm, 59....