Revision of gastric bypass

Revision of gastric bypass

In this series, 90.6 percent of the patients who had revision of their original gastric bypass for failure to lose satisfactory weight had a significant additional weight loss. The postoperative complication rate was 21.4 percent, and there were no postoperative deaths. After proper evaluation of th...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of surgery 1980-12, Vol.140 (6), p.751-754
Hauptverfasser: MacArthur, Richard I., Smith, David E., Hermreck, Arlo S., Jewell, William R., Hardin, Creighton A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Female
Gastrostomy - methods
Humans
Jejunum - surgery
Male
Methods
Obesity - therapy
Postoperative Complications
Stomach - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:In this series, 90.6 percent of the patients who had revision of their original gastric bypass for failure to lose satisfactory weight had a significant additional weight loss. The postoperative complication rate was 21.4 percent, and there were no postoperative deaths. After proper evaluation of the patient, revision of a gastric bypass may be undertaken with the expectation of a satisfactory result and an acceptable rate of complications.
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/0002-9610(80)90110-5