BACKGROUND: We reviewed our experience with complications following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) that were managed laparoscopically. METHODS: A total of 246 consecutive morbidly @entity28 @entity1 (mean body mass index, 50.9 kg/m2) underwent LRYGB by three surgeons at two institutions. All @entity1 met National Institutes of Health criteria for surgical treatment of morbid @entity28 . @entity1 were followed prospectively. RESULTS: A total of 62 @entity1 (25.2%) developed 64 complications, 34 of which (13.8%) required a surgical intervention. Twenty-seven of the 34 procedures were performed laparoscopically. @entity850 was the most common complication (8.9%), followed by @entity1321 (7.3%) and @entity360 (4%). The @entity1321 was secondary to adhesions (n = 6), internal @entity547 at the level of the transverse mesocolon (n = 3), jejunojejunostomy stricture (n = 3), and cicatrix around the Roux limb at the level of the transverse mesocolon (n = 3). Other complications included @entity2478 (1.6%), symptomatic @entity5990 (2.8%), and gastric remnant perforation (0.8%). One @entity1 underwent a negative laparoscopy to rule out @entity834 . There were 3 deaths in this series of @entity1 , 2 attributable to @entity834 . CONCLUSIONS: A variety of complications can present after LRYGB. Laparoscopy is an excellent technique to treat these complications.

Laparoscopic management of complications following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity834 :: ('MESH:D057868', 'Disease') :: ['anastomotic leak'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese', 'obesity'] @entity2478 :: ('MESH:D019559', 'Disease') :: ['gastrojejunostomy leak'] @entity5990 :: ('MESH:D042882', 'Disease') :: ['gallstone disease'] @entity1321 :: ('MESH:D007415', 'Disease') :: ['intestinal obstruction'] @entity547 :: ('MESH:D006547', 'Disease') :: ['hernia'] @entity850 :: ('MESH:D003251', 'Disease') :: ['Gastrojejunostomy stricture'] @entity360 :: ('MESH:D006471', 'Disease') :: ['gastrointestinal bleeding']
@entity28 :: (MESH:D009765,Disease) :: ['obesity']
