Fibrin glue and stents in the treatment of gastrojejunal leaks after laparoscopic gastric bypass: A case series and review of the literature

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1692-1697

  Victorzon, Mikael ^a   Victorzon, Sarita ^b   Peromaa Haavisto, Pipsa ^a  

^a VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b VAASA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Fibrin glue; Gastrojejunal leak; LRYGB; SEMS

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROJEJUNAL LEAK; HUMAN; JEJUNUM DISEASE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METAL STENT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SELF EXPANDING STENT; STOMACH DISEASE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, ROUX-EN-Y; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; JEJUNUM; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STENTS; STOMACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884670392     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: 17080428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-013-1048-2     Document Type: Review

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