Endoscopic Management of Gastrogastric Fistulae Does Not Increase Complications at Bariatric Revision Surgery

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1736-1742

  Flicker, Michael S ^a   Lautz, David B ^a   Thompson, Christopher C ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric; Complications; Gastrogastric fistulae; Revision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBID OBESITY; REOPERATION; STOMACH BYPASS; STOMACH FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; GASTRIC FISTULA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053093802     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-011-1503-0     Document Type: Article

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