“Candy cane syndrome:” an underappreciated cause of abdominal pain and nausea after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery

“Candy cane” syndrome is a real phenomenon that can be managed safely with excellent outcomes with resection of the blind afferent limb. A thorough diagnostic workup is paramount to proper identification of this syndrome. Surgeons should minimize the size of the blind afferent loop left at the time of initial RYGB.