Intraoperative endoscopic pneumatic testing for gastrojejunal anastomotic integrity during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1403-1405

  Kligman, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric; Gastric Bypass; Gastrointestinal leaks; Gastrojejunal anastomosis; Intraoperative pneumatic testing; Obestiy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLAMP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PNEUMATIC TOOL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGEON; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, ROUX-EN-Y; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; INSUFFLATION; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34547176221     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-9175-7     Document Type: Article

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