title: Endoscopic management of bariatric surgery complications: what the gastroenterologist should know.
abstract: Obesity is a serious disorder in almost the entire world. It is an important risk factor for a series of conditions that affect and threaten health. Currently, bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity, and in addition to the resulting weight loss, it reduces morbidity in this population. There has been a significant increase in the number of obese patients operated on. Despite the success of bariatric surgery, an important group of patients still present with major postoperative complications. In order for endoscopy to effectively contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of complications deriving from obesity surgery, the gastroenterologist must be aware of the particularities involved in bariatric surgery. The present article is a review of the resulting anatomic aspects of the main surgical techniques employed, the most common postoperative symptoms, the potential complications, and the possibilities that endoscopic diagnosis and treatment offer. Endoscopy is a growing and continuously evolving method in the treatment of bariatric surgery complications. The aim of this review is to contribute to the preparation of gastroenterologists so they can offer adequate endoscopic diagnosis and treatment to this high-risk population.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Endoscopia Gastrointestinal, Hospital Mater Dei y Clínica GastroMed, Belo Horizonte, Brasil. Electronic address: lcendosrocha@gmail.com.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Miranda da Rocha
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Endoscopia Gastrointestinal, Hospital Mater Dei y Santa Casa de Misericordia, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Ayub Pérez
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina de la Unversidad Federal de Minas Gerais, Unidad de Endoscopia del Hospital de Clínicas y del Hospital Mater Dei Contorno, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Arantes
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D000072102:Gastroenterologists; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Bariatric Surgery; Cirugía bariátrica; Complicaciones; Complications; Endoscopic management; Gastroenterologist; Gastroenterólogo; Manejo endoscópico