Case report of ventral hernia complicating bariatric surgery

• Main Authors: Ankush Sarwal, Rajesh Khullar, Anil Sharma, Vandana Soni, Manish Baijal, Pradeep Chowbey
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
• Series: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
• Subjects: Bariatric; laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; obesity; ventral hernia
• Online Access: http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2018;volume=14;issue=4;spage=345;epage=348;aulast=Sarwal

Ventral hernias (VHs) are common in the bariatric population with incidence of around 8% of patients undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB). The factors contributing to the incidence of VH includes high intra-abdominal pressures, previous histories of abdominal surgeries, defects in fascial structure and reduced healing tendency. There is a high index of suspicion in BS patients with VH for hernia complications which can be lethal after LRYGB. Here, we present a case where VH complicated the LRYGB surgery.