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Obstruction After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Roux Obstruction and Biliopancreatic Gangrene up to Ligament of Treitz

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Obstruction after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is a known complication. We present a video of a patient who suffered both early Roux limb obstruction, and late Petersen’s hernia with proximal biliopancreatic limb volvulus and gangrene up to the ligament of Treitz, and how both were managed.

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Correspondence to Ahmad Bashir or Ashraf Haddad.

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Bashir, A., Haddad, A. Obstruction After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Roux Obstruction and Biliopancreatic Gangrene up to Ligament of Treitz. OBES SURG 30, 2464–2465 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-04575-4

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