Early jejunojejunostomy obstruction after laparoscopic gastric bypass: case series and treatment algorithm

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-207

  Lewis, Catherine E ^a   Jensen, Candice ^a   Tejirian, Talar ^a   Dutson, Erik ^a   Mehran, Amir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Jejunojejunostomy; Laparoscopic gastric bypass; Obstruction; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; JEJUNOSTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION; REOPERATION; REST; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SEPSIS; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; STOMACH BYPASS; VOMITING;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; FLUID THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; JEJUNAL DISEASES; JEJUNOSTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62549145277     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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