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Obesity Surgery
Published in: Obesity Surgery 6/2008

Open Access 01-06-2008 | Research Article

Delayed Intrathoracic Gastric Perforation After Obesity Surgery: A Severe Complication

Authors: F. Jeroen Vogelaar, Santosh K. Adhin, Herman M. Schuttevaer

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 6/2008

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Abstract

We describe a case of a patient with an intrathoracic gastric perforation, 6 months after she underwent a gastric banding procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity. After an urgent laparotomy during which the stomach was replaced and oversewn, she recovered uneventfully. The possible mechanism of this severe complication is discussed.
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Metadata
Title
Delayed Intrathoracic Gastric Perforation After Obesity Surgery: A Severe Complication
Authors
F. Jeroen Vogelaar
Santosh K. Adhin
Herman M. Schuttevaer
Publication date
01-06-2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 6/2008
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-007-9388-4

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