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1: Obes Surg. 2007 Jun;17(6):836-8.Click here to read Links
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Obes Surg. 2007 Jul;17(7):996.

Treatment of gastrogastric fistula after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: surgery combined with gastroscopy.

Júnior WS, Pitanga CK, Borges CN, dos Santos JE, Módena JL, Ceneviva R.

Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil. vpsalgado@netsite.com.br

A 53-year-old male who had previously undergone an open gastric bypass (Capella-Fobi) developed a gastrogastric fistula during the late postoperative course. Because he regained weight and had a stomal ulcer difficult to control, it was decided to submit him to revisional surgery. At laparotomy, a retrogastric approach plus gastroscopy permitted easy identification and closure of the fistula. The patient is doing well and losing weight after this reoperation.

PMID: 17879588 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]