Endoscopy Is Accurate, Safe, and Effective in the Assessment and Management of Complications Following Gastric Bypass Surgery
Lee JK, Van Dam J, Morton JM, Curet M, Banerjee S. Endoscopy Is Accurate, Safe, and Effective in the Assessment and Management of Complications Following Gastric Bypass Surgery. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2009, 104: ajg2008102. PMID: 19262516, DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2008.102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic balloon dilationUGI symptomsAnastomotic strictureBalloon dilationAbnormal findingsEndoscopic scissorsNonabsorbable suturesNormal surgical anatomyUpper gastrointestinal symptomsGastric bypass surgeryComplete symptomatic reliefRole of endoscopyManagement of complicationsGastric bypassGastrointestinal symptomsMarginal ulcerMorbid obesityNonabsorbable suture materialBypass surgeryEndoscopic findingsEndoscopic therapySevere obesityGastrogastric fistulaNormal endoscopySymptomatic relief