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Intussusception is a rare but worrisome cause of bowel obstruction in patients following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. When intussusceptions is discovered in the general adult population, most often there is a “lead-point”; however, following bariatric procedures, this may not be true. There appears to be an increased incidence of this condition in open compared to laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass...
We report the case of a patient who underwent an open Roux-en-Y jejuno-ileal bypass for morbid obesity in February 1976. Having enjoyed a normal and stable body mass index for 30 years, she presented acutely with an intussusception of the blind limb.
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