ObjectiveTo compare the curative effect of biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD/DS) with different gastrointestinal anastomotic position in the rat with obese diabetes. MethodsThe obese diabetic rat models were induced by high-fat feeding for 1 month combined with intraperitoneal injection of low-dose streptozotocin (35 mg/kg), then which were divided into modified BPD/DS (M-BPD/DS), BPD/DS, sleeve gastrectomy (SG), and sham operation (SO) groups according to the operation performed. Eight rats in each group were randomly selected for following experimental observation. The situation of weight loss, glucose reduction, nutrition, and esophagitis were compared among 4 groups, especially between the M-BPD/DS and BPD/DS groups. Results① The body mass and food intake of rats in the M-BPD/DS and BPD/DS groups at 1–4 month(s) after operation (except food intake at the 4th month) were lower than those in the SO group (P<0.05), but it was found that the food intake of the M-BPD/DS group was higher than that of the BPD/DS group at the first month after operation (P<0.05). ② The fasting blood glucose levels of the M-BPD/DS and BPD/DS groups were lower than those of the SO group (P<0.05) and were lower than those before the operation (P<0.05), but which had no statistical difference between the M-BPD/DS and BPD/DS groups (P>0.05). ③ The area under receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of blood glucose level by oral glucose tolerance test, insulin tolerancetest (ITT), and the homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance index at the 1st and 4th month after operation of the M-BPD/DS and BPD/DS groups were lower of the SO group (P<0.05) and before operation (P<0.05), but which had no statistical difference between the M-BPD/DS and BPD/DS groups (P>0.05). It was also found that the AUCs of ITT values at the 4th month after operation of the M-BPD/DS and BPD/DS groups were higher than those of the 1st month after operation (P<0.05). ④ The AUCs of the glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) levels at the 1st and 4th month after operation of the M-BPD/DS and BPD/DS groups were higher than those of the SO group (P<0.05), while the AUCs of the insulin index were lower than those of the SO group (P<0.05) at 1 and 4 months after operation. At the 1st and 4th month after operation, the AUCs of the GLP-1 were higher and the insulin were lower than those before operation (P<0.05) in the M-BPD/DS and BPD/DS groups, which had no statistical difference between the M-BPD/DS and BPD/DS groups (P>0.05). ⑤ The albumin, calcium, and ferrum at the 1st and 4th month after operation of the M-BPD/DS and BPD/DS groups were statistically lower than those of the SO group (P<0.05) and lower than those before operation (P<0.05). ⑥ The thickness of esophageal squamous epithelium and rate of nipple elongation of the M-BPD/DS group were lower than those of the BPD/DS group (P<0.05). ConclusionThe results of this experiment suggest that moving the gastrointestinal anastomosis above the pylorus simplifies the operationof BPD/DS without affecting its weight loss and glucose lowering effect , and may have a protective effect on the esophagus.