Surgical treatment of internal hernia after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass - impact of institutional standards and surgical approach.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Internal hernia is one of the most frequent long-term complications after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery (RYGB). Surgical treatment of an internal hernia itself has risks that can largely be avoided by the implementation of institutional standards and a structured approach.

Material and methods

From 2012 until 2022, we extracted all consecutive bariatric cases from the prospectively collected national database (StuDoQ). Data from all patients undergoing internal hernia repair were then collected from our hospital information management system and retrospectively analyzed. We compared patient characteristics and surgical outcome of patients before and after the implementation of standard operating procedures for institutional and perioperative aspects (first

SUBMITTER: Kollmann L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10435621 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature