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Obstruction of defunctionalized loop ten years after jejunoileal bypass for morbid obesity. 1988

C E Scott-Conner, and J A Coil

Department of Surgery, Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington, WVa.

We have reported a case of obstruction due to volvulus of the ileosigmoid anastomosis ten years after jejunoileal bypass. Revision of the ileosigmoid anastomosis with drainage of the defunctionalized limb into the cecum relieved the obstruction.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007077	Ileal Diseases	Pathological development in the ILEUM including the ILEOCECAL VALVE.	Disease, Ileal,Diseases, Ileal,Ileal Disease
D007415	Intestinal Obstruction	Any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS toward the ANAL CANAL.	Intestinal Obstructions,Obstruction, Intestinal
D007581	Jejunoileal Bypass	A procedure consisting of the SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS of the proximal part of the JEJUNUM to the distal portion of the ILEUM, so as to bypass the nutrient-absorptive segment of the SMALL INTESTINE. Due to the severe malnutrition and life-threatening metabolic complications, this method is no longer used to treat MORBID OBESITY.	Ileojejunal Bypass,Intestinal Bypass,Jejuno-Ileal Bypass,Bypass, Ileojejunal,Bypass, Intestinal,Bypass, Jejuno-Ileal,Bypass, Jejunoileal,Bypasses, Ileojejunal,Bypasses, Intestinal,Bypasses, Jejuno-Ileal,Bypasses, Jejunoileal,Ileojejunal Bypasses,Intestinal Bypasses,Jejuno Ileal Bypass,Jejuno-Ileal Bypasses,Jejunoileal Bypasses
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009767	Obesity, Morbid	The condition of weighing two, three, or more times the ideal weight, so called because it is associated with many serious and life-threatening disorders. In the BODY MASS INDEX, morbid obesity is defined as having a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2.	Morbid Obesity,Obesity, Severe,Morbid Obesities,Obesities, Morbid,Obesities, Severe,Severe Obesities,Severe Obesity
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013997	Time Factors	Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.	Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor