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Internal Hernia After Bariatric Procedures

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Minimally Invasive Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery

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Abstract

Internal hernia (IH) represents the most common cause of small bowel obstruction after laparoscopic RYGBP, accounting for up to 61 % of cases of small bowel obstruction [1, 2]. The anatomic changes following bariatric surgery, the use of laparoscopy, the postoperative weight loss account for the high incidence of IH after bariatric procedures [1].

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  1. Department of Surgery, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Unit, Azienda Sanitaria Firenze, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Piazza Santa Maria Nuova, 1, Florence, 50122, Italy

    Enrico Facchiano MD, Giovanni Quartararo MD, Alessandro Sturiale MD & Marcello Lucchese MD

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  1. General and Emergency Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy

    Marcello Lucchese

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    Nicola Scopinaro

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Facchiano, E., Quartararo, G., Sturiale, A., Lucchese, M. (2015). Internal Hernia After Bariatric Procedures. In: Lucchese, M., Scopinaro, N. (eds) Minimally Invasive Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15356-8_25

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