Endoscopic treatment of gastrocutaneous fistula following gastric bypass for obesity.
Bariatric surgery, mainly laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, is widely considered to be the best operation for the treatment of morbid obesity. Leak or fistula of the gastrojejunostomy is a feared complication of this procedure. A patient who developed a gastrocutaneous fistula and was successfully managed endoscopically is reported.
Mejía
Andrés Felipe
AF
Endoscopic Surgeon, Surgery for Obesity, Cali, Colombia. afmejia27@hotmail.com
Bolaños
Eduardo
E
Chaux
Carlos Felipe
CF
Unigarro
Ivan
I
D000328:Adult; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents; D013536:Suture Techniques