Obesity is a growing health problem in most parts of the world. Currently only proven long term effective treatment of obesity is bariatric surgery. Roux & Y gastric bypass together with sleeve gastrectomy are the most employed surgical techniques with acceptable metabolic and surgical complication rates. In this paper we would like to present an unexpected complication of Roux & Y gastric bypa...

Gastric bypass patients are at risk for small-bowel obstruction secondary to adhesions, internal hernias, intussusception and volvulus. Most gastric bypass patients do not present with classic obstructive symptoms. We present a rare case of concurrent intussusception and volvulus in a woman with previous history of internal hernia following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the short-term outcomes for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in 275 patients with a follow-up of 1 to 31 months. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a highly successful approach to morbid obesity but results in significant perioperative complications. A laparoscopic approach has significant potential to reduce perioperative complications and reco...

© 1999 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington. All Rights Reserved. . Back to Top Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington Clinical Review Criteria Bariatric Surgery  Adjustable gastric banding, Laparoscopic or Open (Lap Band)  EndoGastric Solutions Stomaphy XTM Endoluminal Fastener  Gastric Bypass for GERD  Gastric Electrical Stimulator  Intragastric Balloons  Laparoscopic Sleeve...

INTRODUCTION Single anastomosis gastric bypass (one anastomosis gastric bypass or mini-gastric bypass) has been presented as an option of surgical treatment for obese patients in order to reduce operation time and avoiding eventual postoperative complications after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.The main late complication could be related to bile reflux. AIM To report the experiences published afte...

INTRODUCTION Nutrition counseling is important for veterans undergoing gastric bypass surgery. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between the number of nutrition visits a patient attended and change in body mass index (BMI) after gastric bypass surgery for the veteran population. METHODS A retrospective study examined veterans (N = 79) who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) is the most commonly performed type of bariatric surgery, which is used in the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Recent case reports and case series have described a rare complication of RYGBP, status post-gastric-bypass hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, which was mainly managed successfully with pancreatectomy. In this letter, we describe the first success...

Postoperative upper gastrointestinal bleeding, though rare, is a potentially fatal complication of gastric bypass surgery that usually occurs a few months postoperation. The current report describes a 57-year-old man with a bleeding duodenal ulcer who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery 12 years earlier. With an increasing number of gastric bypass surgeries performed each year, physician...

To evaluate the theoretical increased precision offered by utilization of the robotic instrument, we attempted to determine whether incorporation of its use into traditional laparoscopic gastric bypass would duplicate or improve the success of the operation without increasing complications. The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is the most commonly performed procedure for morbid obesity in the United St...