Perforated gastric remnant ulcer after laparoscopic gastric bypass
Dai, L.; Shah, M.M.; Rosenblatt, S.
BMJ Case Reports
2018
ISSN/ISBN: 1757-790X PMID: 29622702 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-222190
Accession: 065397008
Ulcer perforation in the excluded stomach and duodenum is a rare complication after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Pathogenesis of these ulcers are multifactorial. We report a case of perforated gastric remnant ulcer in a 54-year-old woman who had undergone a laparoscopic RYGB 5 years previously. The perforation was successfully repaired with an omental patch. We also present a review of the literature of similar cases.