[Acute impact of the small intestine in a patient after gastric bypass surgery and alcohol intake].

This case recounts the management of a patient, who had previously undergone laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery and was admitted with sudden onset of severe abdominal pain. A computed tomography suggested acute ischaemia of the Roux limb. A normal diagnostic laparoscopy was performed, and a subsequent upper endoscopy showed a severely inflamed Roux limb. The patient informed that he had accidentally ingested a single glass of strong liquor. The endoscopy was repeated a month after discharge and was normal. This case suggests a link between intake of strong liquor and local inflammation of the Roux limb.