Small bowel obstruction after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass caused by an intraluminal blood clot.
We report a rare case of acute early postoperative small bowel obstruction after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass due to an intraluminal blood clot at the site of the jejuno-jejunostomy. Patient was treated successfully with enterotomy and removal of the clot. A review of literature showed three similar publications.
Department of Abdominal and Bariatric Surgery, St-Dimpna General Hospital, Geel, Belgium. Geertvlam11@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007582:Jejunostomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed