Open AccessCase report of ventral hernia complicating bariatric surgery
Author(s) -
Ankush Sarwal,
Rajesh Khullar,
Anil Sharma,
Vandana Soni,
Manish Baijal,
Pradeep Chowbey
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/jmas.jmas_253_17
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , incidence (geometry) , gastric bypass , hernia , roux en y anastomosis , abdominal wall , ventral hernia , general surgery , weight loss , obesity , physics , optics
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.