The four different types of internal hernia occurring after laparascopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass performed for morbid obesity: are there any multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) features permitting their distinction?

Aïda Kawkabani Marchini,Alban Denys,Alexandre Paroz,Sébastien Romy,Michel Suter,Nicolas Desmartines,Reto Meuli,Sabine Schmidt

The four different types of internal hernia occurring after laparascopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass performed for morbid obesity: are there any multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) features permitting their distinction?

2011

Aïda Kawkabani Marchini
Alban Denys
Alexandre Paroz
Sébastien Romy
Michel Suter
Nicolas Desmartines
Reto Meuli
Sabine Schmidt

Background Four different types of internal hernias (IH) are known to occur after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP) performed for morbid obesity. We evaluate multidetector row helical computed tomography (MDCT) features for their differentiation.

Keywords:

Helical computed tomography
Internal hernia
Roux-en-Y anastomosis
Left upper quadrant
General surgery
Computed tomography
Radiology
Exact test
Medicine
morbid obesity
gastric bypass
multidetector computed tomography

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