Foregut Issues After Bariatric Surgery. Issue 4 (December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cheema, Fareed; Pryor, Aurora D.
• Is Part Of: Foregut. Volume 1:Issue 4(2021)
• Page Start: 386
• Page End: 392
• Publication Date: 2021-12
• Subjects: foregut -- bariatric surgery -- complications -- stricture -- gastroesophageal reflux disease; 616.3
• DOI: 10.1177/26345161211067499
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2634-5161

Abstract

Weight loss surgery has overall been shown to be very safe and effective. However, long-term outcomes data has allowed codification of post-operative complications specific to the type of weight loss surgery performed. This review focuses specifically on foregut-related postoperative complications after weight loss surgery, most of which are not discussed on a broad scale in the literature yet whose prevalence continues to rise. Clinicians should maintain a broad differential when treating patients with complications after bariatric surgery in order to perform a thorough and precise workup to identify the diagnosis and guide management.