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Device Problem
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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Patient Problems
Abdominal Pain (1685); Dysphagia/ Odynophagia (1815); Nausea (1970); Ulceration (2116); Vomiting (2144)
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Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Date of event: february 2002 to december 2003.
The reported product is an unknown baxter peri-strip.
Literature article: s.
Yu, k.
Jastrow, b.
Clapp, l.
Kao, c.
Klein, t.
Scarborough, e.
Wilson.
¿foreign material erosion after laparoscopic roux-en-y gastric bypass: findings and treatment¿.
Surg endosc (2007) 21: 1216¿1220; doi: 10.
1007/s00464-007-9328-3.
Should additional relevant information become available, a supplemental report will be submitted.
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Event Description
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It was reported 153 patients underwent a two-year study in which peri-strips were used with laparoscopic roux-en-y gastric bypass.
Six patients experienced post-operative events with incidence of foreign material erosion into the gastric pouch.
One patient experienced a gastro-jejunal anastomotic leak and was ¿treated conservatively¿.
Three patients experienced strictures, four patients experienced marginal ulcerations, 13 patients experienced nausea, 12 patients experienced vomiting, three patients experienced melena, five patients experienced dysphagia and 15 patients experienced abdominal pain.
Treatment for the events was not reported.
The study reported the ¿patient outcomes were determined by resolution of symptoms, improvement of symptoms, or no effect or worsening of symptoms at follow-up¿ (no further details).
No additional information is available.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional information: the device was not returned, and the lot number is unknown; therefore, a device analysis could not be completed.
Should additional relevant information become available, a supplemental report will be submitted.
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