A Sleeve Gastrectomy Complicated by Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and Pulmonary Emboli: Case Report

Background: Obesity is a growing problem all over the world, including the United States. Single-incision laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is a surgery performed for patients who want to lose weight. The number of deaths resulting from thromboembolic complications from bariatric surgeries continues...

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Main Authors: Erika Leung, G. Brent Sorensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Medical Research and Development Corporation 2015-09-01
Series:International Journal of Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://ijbm.org/articles/Article5(3)_CRep1.pdf