Endoscopic blind limb reduction with septotomy: a novel endoscopic approach to candy cane syndrome after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Post written by Kambiz Kadkhodayan, MD, from the Center for Interventional Endoscopy, AdventHealth, Orlando, Florida, USA. We describe a new endoscopic procedure to treat candy cane syndrome in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients. The syndrome refers to patients who have undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and developed significant and sometimes debilitating postprandial abdominal discomfort that is often relieved …

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