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Digestive Disease Interventions 2021; 05(02): 169-176
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1728713
Special Communication

Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Bariatric Surgery Complications

Manoel Galvao Neto 
1   Endovitta Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2   Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, Brazil
,
Luiz Gustavo Quadros 
2   Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, Brazil
3   Faculdade de Medicina de São Jose do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil
4   Kaiser Clinica, São Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil
5   Beneficencia Portuguesa Hospital, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
,
Fernanda Oliveira Azor
4   Kaiser Clinica, São Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil
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Abstract

Obesity has become a health problem that generates significant expenses for the health system worldwide. It is associated with chronic diseases—such as high blood pressure and diabetes—and some types of cancers. Bariatric surgery is the gold standard in the treatment of morbid obesity. Several endoscopic procedures have emerged to treat the complications of these surgeries in a less invasive way, reducing morbidity and mortality in these patients. This review aims to present the best trend in the endoscopic treatment of bariatric surgery complications.

Keywords

bariatric surgery - surgical complications - endoscopic treatment


Publication History

Received: 14 October 2020

Accepted: 03 March 2021

Article published online:
15 April 2021

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