Jejunojejunal intussusception in a pregnant woman after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass – case report
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a surgical procedure used in the treatment of morbid obesity. However, it may come with late complications, such as the intussusception, whose risk can be increased by pregnancy. Diagnosis is made with the combination of clinical and imaging data and is treated surgically. Reduction and enteropexy alone are associated with an increased risk of recurrence and jejunojejunostomy revision is mandatory when facing bowel ischemia. We share a clinical case of a pregnant patient, at 33 weeks and 3 days gestation, who had this complication and had to be submitted to cesarean section and small bowel resection.
Source: International Surgery Journal
Authors: Pedro M. Azevedo, Catarina C. Gomes, Pedro B. Amado, Sílvia A. Silva, Carolina C. Gomes, Rita C. Garrido
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4403881837