The most frequent AP etiology was biliary, but that caused by alcohol presented with more complications. Overall mortality was 5.00% and was higher in the elderly patients.
HighlightsAccess to the excluded stomach in patients who have undergone a laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for evaluation and/or management remains a clinical concern.In order to facilitate the entrance to the gastric remnant, a silastic marker is left in place during the Fobi-Pouch operation.We report the first case of a patient presenting with an eroded silastic marker in the excluded stomach after a Fobi-Pouch operation.
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