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Anatomy of a Near Miss

A middle-aged super-obese man was hospitalized repeatedly for respiratory failure due to obesity-hypoventilation and obstructive sleep apnea. Multiple other comorbidities...

GI Bleed Post-RYGB Management Disaster, with Invited Discussion by Shanu Kothari, MD

A male in his late 30s with a high BMI was known to be hypertensive, with OSA for which he...

The Risk of Post-RYGB ‘Plastic Surgery,’ with Invited Discussion by Barry Fisher,...

A woman in her 40s, years after successful open gastric bypass, had her bariatric surgeon perform concurrent ventral hernioplasty, panniculectomy...

A Surgeon’s Nightmare: The Importance of the Consent Process in the Aftermath...

An older patient with symptoms of cholecystitis and an ultrasound completed within the past two years, after appropriate clearance, had...

A Fatal Cascade: The Importance of ‘History,’ with Invited Discussion by Dan...

A woman who had undergone LRYGB and cholecystectomy had subsequently developed severe malnutrition and a ventral hernia, and five years...

The Importance of Surgeon – Anesthesiologist Communication, With Invited Discussion by Eric...

A woman in her 20s underwent laparoscopic gastric bypass, with the procedure started at the time of anesthesia change over....