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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 345-348 |
Case report of ventral hernia complicating bariatric surgery
Ankush Sarwal, Rajesh Khullar, Anil Sharma, Vandana Soni, Manish Baijal, Pradeep Chowbey
Institute of Minimal Access Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Max Super Speciality Hospital Saket, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Ankush Sarwal
Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Max Healthcare Institute Ltd., Saket, New Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jmas.JMAS_253_17
Ventral hernias (VHs) are common in the bariatric population with incidence of around 8% of patients undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB). The factors contributing to the incidence of VH includes high intra-abdominal pressures, previous histories of abdominal surgeries, defects in fascial structure and reduced healing tendency. There is a high index of suspicion in BS patients with VH for hernia complications which can be lethal after LRYGB. Here, we present a case where VH complicated the LRYGB surgery.
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