title: Small bowel diverticulitis of the Roux loop after gastric bypass.
abstract: The epidemic of obesity and the introduction of laparoscopic techniques have greatly increased the popularity of bariatric operations such as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP). Acquired diverticular disease of the small bowel is a rare condition that becomes symptomatic in about 10% of the cases. We report a 48-year-old morbidly obese woman who presented 2 months after laparoscopic RYGBP with a perforated diverticulum of the Roux loop. The diagnostic and therapeutic implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Digestive et Transplantation Hépatique, Hôpital Archet, Nice, France. antonio_iannelli@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iannelli
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Piche
authors.forename: Sebastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Novellas
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gugenheim
mesh_terms: D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*