Delayed Intrathoracic Gastric Perforation After Obesity Surgery: A Severe Complication

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 o...

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Autores principales: Vogelaar, F. Jeroen, Adhin, Santosh K., Schuttevaer, Herman M.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2367390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18365293
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11695-007-9388-4
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author Vogelaar, F. Jeroen
Adhin, Santosh K.
Schuttevaer, Herman M.
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description 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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spelling pubmed-23673902008-05-08 Delayed Intrathoracic Gastric Perforation After Obesity Surgery: A Severe Complication Vogelaar, F. Jeroen Adhin, Santosh K. Schuttevaer, Herman M. Obes Surg Research Article 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. Springer-Verlag 2008-03-15 2008-06 /pmc/articles/PMC2367390/ /pubmed/18365293 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11695-007-9388-4 Text en © The Author(s) 2008
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Vogelaar, F. Jeroen
Adhin, Santosh K.
Schuttevaer, Herman M.
Delayed Intrathoracic Gastric Perforation After Obesity Surgery: A Severe Complication
title Delayed Intrathoracic Gastric Perforation After Obesity Surgery: A Severe Complication
title_full Delayed Intrathoracic Gastric Perforation After Obesity Surgery: A Severe Complication
title_fullStr Delayed Intrathoracic Gastric Perforation After Obesity Surgery: A Severe Complication
title_full_unstemmed Delayed Intrathoracic Gastric Perforation After Obesity Surgery: A Severe Complication
title_short Delayed Intrathoracic Gastric Perforation After Obesity Surgery: A Severe Complication
title_sort delayed intrathoracic gastric perforation after obesity surgery: a severe complication
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2367390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18365293
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11695-007-9388-4
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