Management Strategies for Internal Hernia after Gastric Bypass

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1049-1054

  O'Rourke, Robert W ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastric bypass; Internal hernia; Mesenteric hernia; Petersen's hernia; Retrocolic hernia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HERNIA; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; STOMACH BYPASS;

GASTRIC BYPASS; HERNIA; HUMANS;

EID: 79955795208     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-010-1401-x     Document Type: Article

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