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Concurrent Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair with Bariatric Surgery: a Propensity-Matched Analysis.

Muhammad MoollaJerry T DangAryan ModasiSimon ByrnsNoah SwitzerDaniel W BirchShahzeer Karmali
Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2019)
Patients undergoing VHR during bariatric surgery do not experience higher mortality. However, these patients have an elevated risk of major complications with this risk being higher among patients undergoing VHR and LRYGB. Bariatric surgeons should consider these risks when choosing to perform VHR at the time of bariatric surgery.
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