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Obesity Surgery
Published in: Obesity Surgery 7/2017

01-07-2017 | Letter to the Editor

Rare Cause of Small Bowel Ischemia During Pregnancy After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Authors: Niccolo Petrucciani, Tarek Debs, Domenico Ciampi, Damian Massalou, Radwan Kassir, Imed Ben Amor, Jean Gugenheim

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 7/2017

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Obesity surgery is rising worldwide, and the majority of operated patients are women in childbearing age [1]. As a consequence, the number of pregnant patients with a history of bariatric surgery is increasing [2]. These patients and the fetus may experience medical complications, mainly related to malnutrition and vitamin deficiencies [3]. However, what is more fearsome is the occurrence of surgical complications related to previous bariatric surgery. Several cases of fatal outcome for the mother and the fetus have already been reported [4, 5]. It is important to share such cases, to detail such complications and their management, in the effort to prevent deadly outcomes in future patients. …
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Metadata
Title
Rare Cause of Small Bowel Ischemia During Pregnancy After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Authors
Niccolo Petrucciani
Tarek Debs
Domenico Ciampi
Damian Massalou
Radwan Kassir
Imed Ben Amor
Jean Gugenheim
Publication date
01-07-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 7/2017
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-017-2676-8

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