CT Scan Reliability in Detecting Internal Hernia after Gastric Bypass.
Conclusions: IH after LRYGB is difficult to detect. Our study found CT to have a low sensitivity but a high specificity in detecting IH. Therefore, laparoscopic exploration continues to be the best diagnostic and therapeutic intervention for this complication.
PMID: 29279662 [PubMed - in process]
Source: JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons - Category: Surgery Tags: JSLS Source Type: research
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