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One-anastomosis Gastric Bypass (OAGB) in Rats
Published on: November 10, 2018
Pregnancy following gastric by-pass for morbid obesity
Gonnabaktula Naga Vasanthalakshmi1, Pushpalatha, Priyanka Mehta
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai 600116.
Abstract:
Bariatric surgery is a promising treatment and called for morbid obesity refractory to medical treatment. Obese women of reproductive age group are at risk for obstetric complications. A 29 years old premigravida of 37 weeks gestation having developed gestational diabetes mellitus at 20 weeks and pregnancy induced hypertension at 36 weeks who had undergone gastric by-pass earlier was admitted to labour ward for induction of labour. She had undergone emergency caesarean section following failed induction. Baby was born healthy, weight being 2.7 kg. The mother received intermittent pneumatic compression intra-operatively and injection delteparin sodium 5000 units subcutaneously once daily for 3 days. She was discharged on 7th postoperative day.
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