Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has become one of the preferred surgical options for morbid
obesity and has been proved effective [
1
,
2
]. Laparoscopic RYGB was first introduced by Wittgrove et al. [
[3]
] in 1994. Laparoscopic RYGB remains a challenging procedure because of postoperative
complications associated with high morbidity and mortality. We describe 1 case of
intussusception after laparoscopic RYGB.Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: December 10, 2007
Accepted:
September 22,
2007
Received in revised form:
August 29,
2007
Received:
May 31,
2007
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© 2008 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
