Delayed intrathoracic gastric perforation after obesity surgery: A severe complication

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 745-746

  Vogelaar, F Jeroen ^a   Adhin, Santosh K ^a   Schuttevaer, Herman M ^a,b  

^a RIJNLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Complication; Gastric banding; Gastric perforation; Morbid obesity

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MORBID OBESITY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; STOMACH PERFORATION; VOMITING;

ADULT; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; STOMACH; STOMACH RUPTURE;

EID: 43149113210     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-007-9388-4     Document Type: Article

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