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Anastomotic Leaks after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

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Anastomotic leak is a rare early complication of laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery and is an independent risk factor for mortality.

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  1. Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellow, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

    Alexander Perez

  2. Professor and Vice Chairman, Network General Surgery, Director, Bariatric and EndoSurgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

    Eric J. De Maria

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA

    Ninh T. Nguyen MD (Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief) (Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief)

  2. Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

    Eric J. De Maria MD (Professor and Vice Chairman, Network General Surgery, Director, Bariatric and EndoSurgery) (Professor and Vice Chairman, Network General Surgery, Director, Bariatric and EndoSurgery)

  3. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Sayeed Ikramuddin MD (Associate Professor of Surgery, Co-Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Director, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Katherine and Robert Goodale Chair in Minimally Invasive Surgery) (Associate Professor of Surgery, Co-Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Director, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Katherine and Robert Goodale Chair in Minimally Invasive Surgery)

  4. Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Matthew M. Hutter MD, MPH (Director, Codman Center of Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery) (Director, Codman Center of Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery)

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Perez, A., De Maria, E.J. (2008). Anastomotic Leaks after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass. In: Nguyen, N.T., De Maria, E.J., Ikramuddin, S., Hutter, M.M. (eds) The SAGES Manual. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-69171-8_22

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