Investigation of the bypassed stomach in patients with suspected peptic ulcer disease presents a major challenge to bariatric surgeons. Various methods have been suggested for visualization of the duodenum and bypassed stomach. These include endoscopy via percutaneous gastrostomy access, retrograde endoscopy and virtual gastroscopy using CT scan. We present a case of peptic ulcer bleeding diagnosed with the help of conventional CT scan.To the best of our knowledge, this is the second such case reported in the literature and the first in the bariatric population.
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Husain, S., Ahmed, A.R., Johnson, J. et al. CT Scan Diagnosis of Bleeding Peptic Ulcer after Gastric Bypass. OBES SURG 17, 1520–1522 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-008-9433-y
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