Very low risk of short bowel after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass - a large nationwide Swedish cohort study

CONCLUSION: Surgery for SBO after RYGB was common (6%). The risk of extensive small bowel resection leading to short bowel was low (.01%). Patients with abdominal pain after RYGB should be assessed for internal hernia, as it can be devastating.PMID:38114384 | DOI:10.1016/j.soard.2023.10.014

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - December 19, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: David Edholm Johan Olsson Hofg ård Ellen Andersson Erik Stenberg Torsten Olbers Source Type: research