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Plication followed by resection for intussusception after laparoscopic gastric bypass
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is the most commonly performed surgical intervention for morbid obesity. Internal hernias are the most common cause of postoperative bowel obstruction after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, with a reported incidence of 3.1% despite mesenteric defect closure [1,2]. A less common cause of postoperative bowel obstruction is small bowel intussusception.
