title: Complications of gastric bypass surgery, a Northern Ireland experience.
abstract: Amongst western nations there are increasing levels of adult obesity. In Northern Ireland the majority of patients who undergo bariatric surgery travel to centres in the UK mainland. Thus, local experience of this type of surgery and the complications which can arise is limited. We report the case of a young woman who had previous bariatric surgery and a significant complication. In the future, greater numbers of patients will undergo this type of surgery. Therefore all emergency doctors need to be familiar with these procedures and the common complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Altnagelvin Area Hospital Northern Ireland. michaelmullan@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mullan
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McFall
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: McAllister
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Gastric bypass surgery; Hernia