Obstructive and enteropathic syndromes after jejunoileal bypass surgery.
Small bowel bypass procedures for morbid obesity have been associated with many postoperative complications. With the use of the Scott procedure, the bypassed or excluded small bowel segment has recently been the focus of 2 syndromes -- "bypass enteritis' and "defunctioned bowel syndrome'. We describe these postoperative complications and present their significant radiologic features.
D000328:Adult; D004751:Enteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography