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Novel use of a cardiac septal occluder to treat a chronic recalcitrant bariatric fistula after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

2019; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 51; Issue: 05 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1055/a-0842-6287

1438-8812

Diogo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura, Igor Braga Ribeiro, Mateus Pereira Funari, Alberto Baptista, Christopher D. Thompson, Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura,

Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments

Although considered the gold standard for the treatment of obesity, bariatric surgeries are not free of complications. Fistulas occur after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy in up to 8.3 % and 7 % of patients, respectively [1] [2]. We describe the first report of the off-label use of the cardiac septal occluder (AMPLATZER Septal Occluder; Abbott, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA) for the treatment of a chronic bariatric fistula ([Video 1]).