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New obesity research from University Medical Center, Department of Surgery described

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, January 3rd, 2011

2011 JAN 3 -- Current study results from the report, 'Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass complicated by a mesocolic jejunal stricture successfully treated with endoscopic TTS balloon dilation,' have been published. According to a study from the United States, "Even though Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is the most commonly performed bariatric surgery in the United States, it is not without post surgical complications. The development of a mesocolic jejunal stricture after a laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP) is a rare complication."

"We present a patient who manifested, at 5 weeks post-LRYGBP, symptoms of nausea, vomiting, and an inability to...

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