title: Maternal death caused by midgut volvulus after bariatric surgery.
abstract: A 31-year-old woman with a history of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery presented at 25 6/7 weeks' gestation with complaints of abdominal pain. Maternal death followed midgut volvulus, perforation, and septic shock.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL, USA. paul.loar@jax.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Paul V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Loar
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Ramos
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kaunitz
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kerwin
authors.forename: Jesus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Diaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D049088:Bariatrics; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small