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Case Reports: Rare disease
Closed loop small bowel obstruction due to herniation through silastic ring after bariatric surgery
  1. Rama Chidambaram1,2 and
  2. Sharin Pradhan2
  1. 1Medical Education Unit, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
  2. 2Department of General Surgery, St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals, Midland, Western Australia, Australia
  1. Correspondence to Dr Rama Chidambaram; rama_cc{at}hotmail.com

Abstract

Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for obesity and obesity-related complications. Weight regain after surgery plagues all methods of bariatric procedures including the minigastric bypass. The use of a ‘silastic ring’ around the gastric pouch has been shown to reduce weight regain. We present here a very rare complication of silastic ring use, in which a loop of small bowel had herniated through the ring and produced a closed loop small bowel obstruction. The patient was successfully treated with an emergency laparotomy to resect the silastic ring and release the herniated bowel. This case highlights the hernia risk that silastic rings pose and cautions careful consideration before their use.

  • General surgery
  • Metabolic disorders

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-250335

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors Both RC and SP were involved equally in conception, data acquisition and analysis. Manuscript was drafted and edited by RC with minor contributions from SP. Figure 2 was hand-drawn by SP and modified digitally by RC.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.