Gastrogastric fistula following Roux-en-Y bypass is attributed to both surgical technique and experience

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 382-386

  Yao, David C ^a   Stellato, Thomas A ^a   Schuster, Margaret M ^a   Graf, Kristen N ^a   Hallowell, Peter T ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Gastric pouch; Gastrogastric fistula; Surgical experience; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FISTULA; FEMALE; GASTROGASTRIC FISTULA; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; GASTRIC FISTULA; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77649281241     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.09.017     Document Type: Article

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