bariatric surgery 285BARIATRIC OPERATIONSOperation Benefits Risks and Complications
jejunoileal bypass rapid, significant, and sustainable weight loss OPEN SURGERY
(seldom performed) reduced health risk for CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE high risk for postoperative complications
(CVD), DIABETES, and OSTEOARTHRITIS malabsorption disorders and nutritional
improvement in existing HYPERTENSIONand deficiencies
diabetes secondary ANEMIAand OSTEOPOROSIS
chronic gastrointestinal discomfort and DIARRHEA
LIVER FAILURE
kidney stones
biliopancreatic rapid, significant, and sustainable weight loss open surgery
diversion reduced health risk for CVD, diabetes, and moderate to high risk for operative and
biliopancreatic osteoarthritis postoperative complications
diversion with improvement in existing hypertension and intolerance for high protein foods resulting in
duodenal switch diabetes protein deficiency
nutritional deficiencies with risk for anemia and
osteoporosis
gastric ulcers
gastric dumping syndrome
belching, abdominal cramping, and FLATULENCE
chronic, intermittent diarrhea
Roux-en-Y gastric rapid, significant, and sustainable weight loss open surgery
bypass reduced health risk for CVD, diabetes, and moderate risk for operative and postoperative
osteoarthritis complications
improvement in existing hypertension and nutritional deficiencies
diabetes VOMITING
gastric dumping syndrome
PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE
vertical banded laparoscopic surgery slight risk for operative and postoperative
gastroplasty reversible complications
rapid and significant weight loss for people staple failure
who also make appropriate lifestyle changes occasional gastric dumping syndrome
gastric pouch can expand with continued excessive
food consumption
adjustable gastric laparoscopic surgery balloon failure
banding adjustable and reversible infection at the banding site
rapid recovery and return to normal activities slower and less consistent weight loss than with
gastrointestinal structure remains unchanged other bariatric operations
gastric pouch easily expands with excessive food
consumption
up to 20 percent of people may experience no
weight loss