The tethered bezoar as a delayed complication of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a case report

J Gastrointest Surg. 2007 May;11(5):690-2. doi: 10.1007/s11605-007-0098-y.

Abstract

Known complications of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass causing abdominal pain and obstructive symptoms include biliary colic, anastomotic ulcer, anastomotic stenosis, or internal hernia. This case report describes a new complication in a patient 15 months post-bypass: a bezoar at the gastrojejunal anastomosis, the nidus of which was a length of permanent suture material which had eroded through the gastric wall. We include endoscopic images of the bezoar, a review of the related gastric bypass literature, and describe the changes made in our practice as a result of this complication.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y / adverse effects*
  • Bezoars / etiology*
  • Esophagoscopy
  • Female
  • Gastric Bypass / adverse effects*
  • Gastric Stump*
  • Gastroscopy
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy / adverse effects*
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Suture Techniques / adverse effects
  • Sutures / adverse effects