Intestinal obstruction following biliopancreatic diversion.
In our opinion biliopancreatic diversion patients require particular care, especially in the emergency room setting. Due to the changes in anatomy following surgery, there are many changes in physiology. These changes result in different clinical manifestations than in the general population. Therefore, the combined use of clinical and laboratory findings, abdominal ultrasound and CT scan are invaluable assets in obesity surgery patients presenting with acute abdominal pain.
Department of Surgery, North Oakland Medical Centers, Pontiac, Missouri 48341, USA.
Mark F
MF
Blake
Amit J
AJ
Dwivedi
Bruce
B
Macpherson
D000328:Adult; D015904:Biliopancreatic Diversion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002772:Cholera Toxin; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D002772:Cholera Toxin