Gastropulmonary Fistula after Bariatric Surgery

The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is one of the most common operations for morbid obesity. Although rare, gastropulmonary fistulas are an important complication of this procedure. There is only one recently reported case of this complication. The present report describes the serious nature of this compli...

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Main Authors: Maya Doumit, Gaby Doumit, Farid M Shamji, Sylvie Gregoire, Richard E Seppala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/691340