Laparoscopic revision of the gastrojejunostomy for recurrent bleeding ulcers after past open revision gastric bypass.

Author: Madan AK, DeArmond G, Ternovits CA, Beech DJ, Tichansky DS

Author affiliation: Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, TN 38163, USA. amadan@utmem.edu

Publication date & source: 2006.12, Obes Surg., 16(12):1662-8.

Publication type: Case Reports

Late complications of open gastric bypass can include malnutrition, weight gain, stomal stenosis, and recurrent bleeding ulcers. Herein, we describe the case of a woman who had recurrent bleeding ulcers, after an open revision of a stenotic gastric bypass. She now underwent an uneventful laparoscopic revision of her gastrojejunostomy and was discharged within 72 hours. Laparoscopic revision of a gastrojejunostomy, even after an open revision following an open gastric bypass, can be done safely.