Gastropulmonary Fistula after Bariatric Surgery

The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is one of the most common operations for morbid obesity. Although rare, gastropulmonary fistulas are an important complication of this procedure. There is only one recently reported case of this complication. The present report describes the serious nature of this compli...

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Main Authors: Maya Doumit, Gaby Doumit, Farid M Shamji, Sylvie Gregoire, Richard E Seppala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/691340
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description The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is one of the most common operations for morbid obesity. Although rare, gastropulmonary fistulas are an important complication of this procedure. There is only one recently reported case of this complication. The present report describes the serious nature of this complication in a patient after an uneventful laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery.
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spelling doaj-art-12640e70a8784cb39b4bc1dfe562e5ad2025-08-20T03:55:44ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002009-01-0123321521610.1155/2009/691340Gastropulmonary Fistula after Bariatric SurgeryMaya Doumit0Gaby Doumit1Farid M Shamji2Sylvie Gregoire3Richard E Seppala4Department of General Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of General Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of General Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of General Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of General Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaThe Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is one of the most common operations for morbid obesity. Although rare, gastropulmonary fistulas are an important complication of this procedure. There is only one recently reported case of this complication. The present report describes the serious nature of this complication in a patient after an uneventful laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/691340
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title_full Gastropulmonary Fistula after Bariatric Surgery
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title_short Gastropulmonary Fistula after Bariatric Surgery
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