title: Acute Abdominal Pain in the Bariatric Surgery Patient.
abstract: Obesity is present in epidemic proportions in the United States, and bariatric surgery has become more common. Thus, emergency physicians will undoubtedly encounter many patients who have undergone one of these procedures. Knowledge of the anatomic changes specific to these procedures aids the clinician in understanding potential complications and devising an organized differential diagnosis. This article reviews common bariatric surgery procedures, their complications, and the approach to acute abdominal pain in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin, 4th Floor, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: kyle.d.lewis@uth.tmc.edu.
authors.forename: Kyle D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin, 4th Floor, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Katrin Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Takenaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin, 4th Floor, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Samuel D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Luber
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
keywords: Anastomotic leak; Anastomotic stenosis; Band erosion; Band slippage; Dilatation; Gastric prolapse; Hernia; Stomal ulcer