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Case Reports
. 2005 Nov;193(5):1748-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.04.041.

Maternal death caused by midgut volvulus after bariatric surgery

Paul V Loar 3rd  1 , Luis Sanchez-Ramos, Andrew M Kaunitz, Andrew J Kerwin, Jesus Diaz
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Maternal death caused by midgut volvulus after bariatric surgery

Paul V Loar 3rd et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Nov.

Abstract

A 31-year-old woman with a history of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery presented at 25 6/7 weeks' gestation with complaints of abdominal pain. Maternal death followed midgut volvulus, perforation, and septic shock.

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