BACKGROUND A low quality of life has been regarded a cue to action. Some patients with unsuccessful weight loss after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) undergo a conversion of gastric banding to gastric by-pass. This study examines whether patients who did or did not undergo conversion to gastric bypass differed in quality of life before and after gastric banding. METHODS Of 34 p...

Abdominal contouring procedures are frequently performed following massive weight loss after a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. This last procedure can be associated with late complications like the development of internal hernias (e.g., Petersen hernia). The purpose this article is to present case hernia complete abdominoplasty. A 42-year-old female presented emergency department acute abdominal pain...

Gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a potential perioperative complication after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. The surgeon performing laparoscopic gastric bypass should understand the need for early recognition and management of this complication, as it can be life-threatening. This paper discusses the incidence and clinical presentation of gastrointestinal hemorrhage, mechanisms for hemorrhage, managem...

We describe a patient with a history of gastric bypass and chronic alcoholism suffering from a rare Peterson's hernia resulting from her surgery. There are a few case reports in which afferent loop obstruction was misdiagnosed as pancreatic pseudocyst after Billroth II gastrectomy. Ours is the first in which Peterson's hernia was initially misdiagnosed as a pancreatic pseudocyst in a gastric by...