Diagnosis of transmesocolic internal hernia as a complication of retrocolic gastric bypass: CT imaging criteria.
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to define the CT findings of surgically proven transmesocolic internal hernia after laparoscopic gastric bypass. Use of four CT signs should give radiologists a high degree of accuracy and confidence in recognizing internal hernia in patients who have undergone gastric bypass surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Gastric Bypass
- Hernia
- Mesocolon
- Peritoneal Diseases
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed