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Metastatic melanoma causing small intestinal perforation at the jejunojejunostomy after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a case report.

Nicolas De HousJef PeetersFabrice LockefeerSteven PauliMarc Van CleemputRaymond Bestman
Published in: Acta chirurgica Belgica (2022)
We report the first case of a perforation at the jejunojejunostomy after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass caused by metastatic melanoma. This exceptional case illustrates that a history of malignant melanoma in case of an acute abdomen should raise suspicion of possible metastatic disease.
Keyphrases
  • roux en y gastric bypass
  • weight loss
  • gastric bypass
  • obese patients
  • bariatric surgery
  • small cell lung cancer
  • liver failure
  • respiratory failure
  • drug induced