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Wiki Bariatric surgery

Thread starter nlbarnes
Start date Mar 1, 2016

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nlbarnes

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Mar 1, 2016

Patient had a lap sleeve gastrectomy in 2008. Patient now presents with GERD & small hiatal hernia. Doc performs a lap conversion of gastric bypass to sleeve gastrectomy, 43644.

Patients BMI is 23.5. This does not meet NIH criteria.

Anyone experience this and what did you do?

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