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Lina Berrada Dirhoussi1, Pauline Curchod1, Cinzia Tanda1
1Department of General Surgery, Hôpital Yverdon-les-Bains, Établissement Hospitalier du Nord Vaudois (eHnv), 1400, Switzerland.
Journal of Surgical Case Reports
|May 26, 2026
Summary
Foreign body ingestion, like a fish bone, can cause rare but serious bowel perforation in gastric bypass patients. Clinicians must consider this possibility for accurate diagnosis of sudden abdominal pain.
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology
- Surgical Complications
Background:
- Gastric bypass surgery is effective for morbid obesity but carries risks of complications.
- Anastomotic strictures and marginal ulcers are known complications.
- Bowel perforation due to foreign body ingestion is an uncommon but serious event.
Keywords:
bariatric surgery complicationsbowel perforationfish boneforeign body ingestiongastric bypassMore Related Videos
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