Through this case we describe the importance of jejunojejunostomy laterality relative to the Petersen's defect of the Roux alimentary limb during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
Multiple patient factors may convey increased risk of complications and death after bariatric surgery. Assessing the likelihood of short-term morbidity is useful for
49-year-old female with 1-year history of worsening epigastricpai. Pain characterized as constant, dull and squeezing, worsened by oral intake, esp
The patient is a 37-year-old woman who had previously undergone an open sleeve gastrectomy at another institution. Several years after her initial operation, she had a BMI of 40 and was experiencin
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is gaining prominence as it became the most frequent bariatric procedure performed. In 2015, LSG accounted for more than 50 percent of all bariatric procedures
48-year-old morbidly obese female with 2-year history of worsening shortness of breath and ches
A 36 year-old morbidly obese female underwent a laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Her BMI at the time of surgery was 53 kg/m2. She continued smoking and subsequently developed a mar
We present two cases in which gastric diverticula were found in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. In the first case, the gastric diverticulum was found incidentally during the pr
Malnutrition is one of the concerns after a One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass(OAGB).
Most of the times it can be managed with high protein supplementation and close supervision and fol
Gallstone ileus is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction. This pathology is more common in elderly patients and is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. We present a case of