title: Early postoperative obstruction after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
abstract: We report a case of early postoperative intestinal obstruction after gastric bypass. The most frequent radiologic presentation is one of gastric dilatation on the CT scan. It is a true surgical emergency.
authors.affiliation: Clinique mutualiste de Saint-Etienne, 3, rue le Verrier, BP 209, 42013 Saint-Etienne cedex, France. Electronic address: aminebrek@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brek
authors.affiliation: Clinique mutualiste de Saint-Etienne, 3, rue le Verrier, BP 209, 42013 Saint-Etienne cedex, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Breton
authors.affiliation: Clinique mutualiste de Saint-Etienne, 3, rue le Verrier, BP 209, 42013 Saint-Etienne cedex, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blanc
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications
keywords: CT scan; Early obstruction; Gastric bypass; Gastric dilatation; Surgical emergency