Upper gastrointestinal series after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity: Effectiveness in leakage detection. A systematic review of the literature

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1096-1101

  Quartararo, Giovanni ^a   Facchiano, Enrico ^a   Scaringi, Stefano ^a   Liscia, Gadiel ^a   Lucchese, Marcello ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Bariatric surgery; Obesity; Roux en Y gastric bypass; Swallow contrast study; Upper gastrointestinal series

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; MORBID OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SERIES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC USE; ECONOMICS; LAPAROSCOPY; OBESITY, MORBID; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STOMACH BYPASS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; CONTRAST MEDIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; OBESITY, MORBID; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REOPERATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TACHYCARDIA; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 84904415383     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: 17080428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-014-1263-5     Document Type: Review

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