Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39781153›Full record

ReviewCureus2024

Bowel Obstruction After Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Narrative Review.

Athul Pratheesh George, Khaled W Erekat, Cara Mohammed, Navrooh Kaur, Arshpreet Kaur, Shushrusha Adhikari, Aaliya Rahman, Himayath Lakshmannagari, Cesar D Tavera-Castaño, Mounika Vallakati and 2 more

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Athul Pratheesh GeorgeNephrology, Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur, IND.
Khaled W ErekatGeneral Surgery, King Hussein Medical Center, Amman, JOR.
Cara MohammedOrthopedic Surgery, Sangre Grande Hospital, Sangre Grande, TTO.
Navrooh KaurMedicine, Avalon University School of Medicine, Willemstad, CUW.
Arshpreet KaurSurgery, Private Practice, Punjab, IND.
Shushrusha AdhikariInternal Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, NPL.
Aaliya RahmanInternal Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Pune, IND.
Himayath LakshmannagariGeneral Surgery, Narayana Medical College, Tirupati, IND.
Cesar D Tavera-CastañoSurgery, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, COL.
Mounika VallakatiInternal Medicine, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, IND.
Sehajpreet KaurMedicine/Surgery/Emergency Medicine/Obstetrics and Gynecology, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar, IND.
Zahra NazirInternal Medicine, Combined Military Hospital, Quetta, PAK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bowel obstruction is a common complication that can affect patients due to different factors, including after a history of gastric bypass surgery. This review was conducted by searching the literature using both PubMed and Google Scholar for articles relating to bowel obstructions. Fifty-six articles were found after applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. Based on the literature search, there are many causes of bowel obstruction, the most common of which include internal hernias, adhesions, and intussusception. Regarding management strategies, surgery is usually the definitive treatment method, but other studies favor a non-surgical approach depending on the specific case. Bowel obstruction is a significant complication that can occur post gastric bypass surgery. This review sheds light on various causes of bowel obstruction, including the possible treatment options, prevention of bowel obstruction that could be achieved by implementing different surgical techniques, the importance of postoperative monitoring, and timely intervention.

Indexed as

bariatric surgerycomorbid obesityherniaintra-abdominal adhesionssmall bowel obstruction

Identifiers

PMID39781153
PMCPMC11709115

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.