Management of Postsurgical Leaks in the Bariatric Patient

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 295-304

  Morales, Mario P ^a   Miedema, Brent W ^b   Scott, J Stephen ^a   de la Torre, Roger A ^b  

^a SSM Weight Loss Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatrics; Complications; Endoscopy; Gastric bypass; Leak; Sepsis; Stents

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; METHYLENE BLUE;

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BARIATRICS; ENDOLEAK; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTRECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; HUMAN; JEJUNOSTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; NAUSEA; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STENT; STOMACH BYPASS; STOMACH POUCH; SURGICAL STAPLING; THORAX PAIN;

ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; BARIATRIC SURGERY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OBESITY, MORBID; STENTS;

EID: 79955742474     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2011.02.008     Document Type: Review

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