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Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2/2017

01-02-2017 | GI Image

Intussusception Involving the Roux-en-Y limb Following Gastric Bypass

Authors: David Jérémie Birnbaum, Lysa Marie, Stéphane Berdah, Thierry Bège

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 2/2017

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Roux- en-Y gastric bypass represents a therapeutic modality for the treatment of morbid obesity.1 This procedure has a number of well-documented risks, including anastomotic leaks, pulmonary embolism, and small-bowel obstruction. Internal hernias represent a specific surgical complication, with an incidence rate of 3.1 % after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y bypass.2 Here, we report an even rarer cause of late intestinal obstruction after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y bypass. …
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Metadata
Title
Intussusception Involving the Roux-en-Y limb Following Gastric Bypass
Authors
David Jérémie Birnbaum
Lysa Marie
Stéphane Berdah
Thierry Bège
Publication date
01-02-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-016-3224-x

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