Gastric bypass patients are at risk for small-bowel obstruction secondary to adhesions, internal hernias, intussusception and volvulus. Most gastric bypass patients do not present with classic obstructive symptoms. We present a rare case of concurrent intussusception and volvulus in a woman with previous history of internal hernia following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3579529 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjs018 | DOI Listing |
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