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Obesity Surgery
Published in: Obesity Surgery 8/2019

01-08-2019 | Letter to the Editor

Internal Hernia and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Should the Routine Closure of Defects Still Be a Matter of Debate?

Authors: Antonio Iannelli, Lionel Sebastianelli, Anne-Sophie Schneck

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 8/2019

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Blockhuys et al. recently reported the impact of the systematic closure of the Petersen’s space in the laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) on the occurrence of internal hernia within this space [1]. As expected, the authors found that the systematic closure resulted in a significant reduction in the rate of internal hernia at the Petersen’s space. …
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Metadata
Title
Internal Hernia and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Should the Routine Closure of Defects Still Be a Matter of Debate?
Authors
Antonio Iannelli
Lionel Sebastianelli
Anne-Sophie Schneck
Publication date
01-08-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 8/2019
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-019-03846-z

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