Table 2. Possible complications after OAGB.
XXXX | Complications |
---|---|
Complications resolved surgically | |
Requiring conversion to open surgery | Intra-abdominal bleeding |
EG junction perforation | |
Incorrect gastric transection | |
Resolved by open reoperations | Intra-abdominal bleeding |
Leaks (from anastomotic gastric reservoir) | |
Small bowel obstruction | |
Partial necrosis of the excluded stomach | |
Resolved by laparoscopic exploratory laparotomy | Intra-abdominal bleeding |
Leaks (from anastomotic gastric reservoir) | |
Small bowel obstruction | |
Acute dilation of the excluded stomach | |
Complications resolved conservatively | |
Resolved by medical treatment and endoscopic intervention (with or without fibrin glue sealing) | Leaks (from anastomotic gastric reservoir) |
Resolved by medical treatment only | Acute pancreatitis |
Other complications and side effects | |
Medical treatment, IV or PO supplementation, need for transfusion | Esophageal clinical reflux |
Protein malnutrition | |
Iron deficiency | |
Nausea/vomiting | |
Folate/B12 deficiencies | |
Diarrhea |
OAGB, one-anastomosis gastric bypass.