Small bowel diverticulitis of the Roux loop after gastric bypass.
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.
Iannelli
Antonio
A
Service de Chirurgie Digestive et Transplantation Hépatique, Hôpital Archet, Nice, France. antonio_iannelli@hotmail.com
Piche
Thierry
T
Novellas
Sebastien
S
Gugenheim
Jean
J
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*