Complications of surgery for morbid obesity.
From experience with 261 jejonoileal bypass operations performed by one surgeon with the assistance of an interested endocrinologist, many problems have been encountered and many apparently solved. However, there are still some unexplained complications requiring further study, and there must be a continuous follow-up of the patients for some years before the operation can be a completely acceptable treatment for morbid obesity.
D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000209:etiology; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery*; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000209:etiology
D006493:Heparin