Erschienen in:
01.05.2007
The Tethered Bezoar as a Delayed Complication of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Case Report
verfasst von:
Janey S. A. Pratt, Michael Van Noord, Emily Christison-Lagay
Erschienen in:
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
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Ausgabe 5/2007
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Abstract
Known complications of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass causing abdominal pain and obstructive symptoms include biliary colic, anastomotic ulcer, anastomotic stenosis, or internal hernia. This case report describes a new complication in a patient 15 months post-bypass: a bezoar at the gastrojejunal anastomosis, the nidus of which was a length of permanent suture material which had eroded through the gastric wall. We include endoscopic images of the bezoar, a review of the related gastric bypass literature, and describe the changes made in our practice as a result of this complication.