Acute complications after laparoscopic bariatric procedures: Update for the general surgeon

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 398, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 669-686

  Campanile, Fabio Cesare ^c   Boru, Cristian E ^b   Rizzello, Mario ^a   Puzziello, Alessandro ^e   Copaescu, Catalin ^d   Cavallaro, Giuseppe ^a   Silecchia, Gianfranco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b N Malaxa Hospital   (Romania)

^c Andosilla Hospital   (Italy)

^d Delta Hospital   (Romania)

^e UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Complications; Emergency; Gastric bypass; Gastro esophageal reflux; Lithiasis

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CHOLECYSTITIS; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GASTRIC BANDING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HERNIA; HUMAN; JEJUNUM ULCER; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84877801538     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: 14352451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-013-1077-2     Document Type: Review

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