Bolus obstruction of pouch outlet by a granular bulk laxative after gastric banding

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1022-1024

  Herrle, Florian ^a   Peters, Thomas ^b   Lang, Claudio ^c   Von Fluee, Markus ^a   Kern, Beatrice ^a   Peterli, Ralph ^a  

^a St Claraspital AG   (Switzerland)

^b St Claraspital   (Switzerland)

^c NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Constipation; Gastric banding complication; Laxatives Agiolax ; Liquid intake; Morbid obesity; Nutritional behavior

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; CONSTIPATION; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; OBSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCER;

BEZOARS; CATHARTICS; CONSTIPATION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTAGO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SENNA EXTRACT;

EID: 4143113470     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/0960892041719563     Document Type: Article

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