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01-12-2015 | Letter to Editor\/LED Reply

Reply to: What Causes Late Perforation of the Jejuno-jejunal Anastomosis After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery?

Author: David Goitein

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 12/2015

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The authors report a case of late jejuno-jejunal (JJ) anastomotic perforation 11 months following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. As they correctly state, this is a rare phenomenon, occurring in less than 1 % of cases. It is therefore sporadically reported. It is possible, though unlikely, that it is an under-reported event. Being such a rare occurrence, it is difficult, if not impossible, to draw meaningful conclusions as to its cause, and all attempts are purely speculative. …

Title: Reply to: What Causes Late Perforation of the Jejuno-jejunal Anastomosis After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery?
Author: David Goitein
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Obesity Surgery / Issue 12/2015
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-015-1850-0

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Reply to: What Causes Late Perforation of the Jejuno-jejunal Anastomosis After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery?

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At a glance: The STEP trials

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