Palmar staining following methylene blue leak test during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 563-564

  Sucandy, Iswanto ^a   Szomstein, Samuel ^b   Rosenthal, Raul J ^b  

^a ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OBESITY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SKIN DISCOLORATION; STOMACH BYPASS;

AGED; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HAND; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; METHYLENE BLUE; OBESITY, MORBID;

EID: 77957977318     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2010.0071     Document Type: Article

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