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| May 31, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2009 NewsRX. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

2003 MAY 31 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obese patients who have complications following gastric bypass surgery may avoid a second, often risky, surgery if interventional radiology procedures can be performed to treat these complications, a new study shows.

It is not uncommon for morbidly obese patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery to have complications, said Jinxing Yu, MD, of the Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond. Leaks, abscesses, dilated excluded stomach, small bowel obstruction, and hernias are a few of the complications that can occur, he said.

From March 1998 to July 2002, 890 patients underwent gastric bypass surgery at the…

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