title: Roux limb volvulus after long-limb Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
abstract: A case is reported of a patient after long-limb Roux-en-Y gastric bypass who presented with a volvulus of the Roux limb. This is the first report of this complication in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University, Department of Surgery, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Nathan M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Novotny
authors.forename: Samer G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Mattar
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Falimirski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography