Endoscopic evaluation of the gastrojejunostomy in laparoscopic gastric bypass: A series of 340 patients without postoperative leak

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-201

  Sekhar, N ^a   Torquati, A ^a   Lutfi, R ^a   Richards, W O ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric; Endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANASTOMOTIC LEAKAGE; ANASTOMOTIC STRICTURE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; STOMACH POUCH; SURGICAL STAPLING;

ADULT; AGING; ANASTOMOSIS, ROUX-EN-Y; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTRIC BYPASS; GASTROENTEROSTOMY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; JEJUNUM; LAPAROSCOPY; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31144448421     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0118-5     Document Type: Article

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