Howard Simon, MD, Director, Newly Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, State University Hospital Syracuse, discusses the complications associated with bariatric surgery.
References and Resources
Fernández-Esparrach G, Bordas JM, Pellisé M, et al. Endoscopic management of early GI hemorrhage after laparoscopic gastric bypass. Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Mar;67(3):552-555.
Bult MJ, van Dalen T, Muller AF. Surgical treatment of obesity. Eur J Endocrinol. 2008 Feb;158(2):135-45.
Lalor PF, Tucker ON, Szomstein S, Rosenthal RJ. Complications after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2008 Jan-Feb;4(1):33-8.
Complications with Bariatric Surgery
Obesity is not the only problem
March 4, 2008 • Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Hospitalist, Nurses/NP/PA, Preventative Health, Surgery
