Asymptomatic gastric remnant leak after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 630-632

  Strobos, Eben ^a   Bonanni, Fernando ^a  

^a ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Asymptomatic leaks; Bypass complications; Bypass drains; Gastric remnant leak; Roux en Y gastric bypass

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; GASTRIC REMNANT LEAKAGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS;

ADULT; AMYLASES; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ASCITIC FLUID; DRAINAGE; GASTRIC BYPASS; GASTRIC JUICE; GASTRIC STUMP; HUMANS; JEJUNUM; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; STOMACH;

EID: 70249140854     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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