title: Endoscopic treatment of gastrocutaneous fistula following gastric bypass for obesity.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Endoscopic Surgeon, Surgery for Obesity, Cali, Colombia. afmejia27@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Andrés Felipe
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Mejía
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bolaños
authors.forename: Carlos Felipe
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Chaux
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Unigarro
mesh_terms: 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