A rare complication following laparoscopic Roux & Y gastric bypass: intussusception—case report

Obesity is a growing health problem in most parts of the world. Currently only proven long term effective treatment of obesity is bariatric surgery. Roux & Y gastric bypass together with sleeve gastrectomy are the most employed surgical techniques with acceptable metabolic and surgical complicat...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Carilli, Senol, Arısoy, Mustafa, Alper, Aydin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2015
Materias:
Case Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4628016/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26543738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40064-015-1377-9
Descripción
Sumario:Obesity is a growing health problem in most parts of the world. Currently only proven long term effective treatment of obesity is bariatric surgery. Roux & Y gastric bypass together with sleeve gastrectomy are the most employed surgical techniques with acceptable metabolic and surgical complication rates. In this paper we would like to present an unexpected complication of Roux & Y gastric bypass: a retrograde intussusception located in the common limb 17 months after the surgery. As intussusception in adults usually originates from a leading point, there is no such an explanation following Roux & Y gastric bypass.

Ejemplares similares