Revista ABCd (São Paulo). 09 Apr, 2015

Late surgical complications after gastric by-pass: a literature review

Mariano PALERMO
Pablo A. ACQUAFRESCA
Tomasz ROGULA
Guillermo E. DUZA
Edgardo SERRA
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-67202015000200014

INTRODUCTION:

Gastric bypass is today the most frequently performed bariatric procedure, but, despite of it, several complications can occur with varied morbimortality. Probably all bariatric surgeons know these complications, but, as bariatric surgery continues to spread, general surgeon must be familiarized to it and its management. Gastric bypass complications can be divided into two groups: early and late complications, taking into account the two weeks period after the surgery. This paper will focus the late ones.

METHOD:

Literature review was carried out using Medline/PubMed, Cochrane Library, SciELO, and additional information on institutional sites of interest crossing the headings: gastric bypass AND complications; follow-up studies AND complications; postoperative complications AND anastomosis, Roux-en-Y; obesity AND postoperative complications. Search language was English.

RESULTS:

There were selected 35 studies that matched the headings. Late complications were considered as: anastomotic strictures, marginal ulceration and gastrogastric fistula.

CONCLUSION:

Knowledge on strategies on how to reduce the risk and incidence of complications must be acquired, and every surgeon must be familiar with these complications in order to achieve an earlier recognition and perform the best intervention.


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