Gastrointestinal and Nutritional Complications After Bariatric Surgery

The prevalence of obesity has increased to epidemic proportions, making obesity and its comorbid conditions a major public health concern. Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment, but it carries substantial morbidity. The subsequent gastrointestinal and nutritional complications are often...

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Published inThe American journal of gastroenterology Vol. 102; no. 11; pp. 2571 - 2580
Main Authors DECKER, G. Anton, SWAIN, James M, CROWELL, Michael D, SCOLAPIO, James S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Blackwell Publishing 01.11.2007
Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Subjects
Bariatric Surgery
Biological and medical sciences
Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal Diseases - etiology
Humans
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Nutrition Disorders - etiology
Obesity
Obesity, Morbid - surgery
Postoperative Complications
Stomach, duodenum, intestine, rectum, anus
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the digestive system
Human
Obesity
Prevalence
Treatment
Nutrition disorder
Bariatric surgery
Complication
Gastrointestinal
Epidemiology
Nutritional status
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Summary:The prevalence of obesity has increased to epidemic proportions, making obesity and its comorbid conditions a major public health concern. Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment, but it carries substantial morbidity. The subsequent gastrointestinal and nutritional complications are often not recognized or properly managed. As part of the multidisciplinary team taking care of obese patients, gastroenterologists should be familiar with the types of bariatric surgery and their associated complications. We review the most common gastrointestinal and nutritional complications after bariatric procedures and examine how gastroenterologists may best prevent, investigate, and treat them.
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ISSN:0002-9270
1572-0241
DOI:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01421.x