Hospital Central Militar

Combined Endoscopic-Robotic Resection of a Giant Polyp to Avoid Colorectal Resection

Gastroenterology

Montserrat Guraieb-Trueba, MD, Víctor Manuel Rivera-Méndez, MD, Juan Carlos Sánchez-Robles, MD Colorectal Surgery Department, Hospital Central Militar, México City, México (Dr. M. Gurieb-Trueba) Advanced Endoscopy Department, Hospital Central Militar, México City, México (Dr. V. M. Rivera-Méndez) Hospital San Ángel Inn Chapultepec, México City, México (Dr. J. C. Sánchez-Robbles) ABSTRACT Colorectal cancer prevention relies on effective […]

Phytobezoar: A Cause of Intestinal Obstruction in Patients After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

General Surgery

Juan Eduardo Flores-Martín, MD, Armando Pereyra-Talamantes, MSc, Humberto Salvador López-Téllez, MD Department of Surgery, Hospital Central Militar, Mexico City, Mexico (Drs Flores-Martín, Pereyra-Talamantes, and López-Téllez). ABSTRACT Background: Intestinal obstruction is a common late complication of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, most commonly due to internal herniation or anastomotic strictures. Bezoars are a rare cause of obstruction

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