title: Complications of surgery for obesity.
abstract: Morbidly obese patients are already considered high-risk because of their comorbidities. Surgical procedures for obesity are, for the most part, completely elective. Careful counseling of the patient before and after the surgery is extremely important. This article reviews the general complications of bariatric surgery and specific complications of restrictive procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA. byrnetk@musc.edu
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Byrne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000209:etiology; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000209:etiology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology