Rev Prat 2022 Feb;72(2):168-175
AP-HP, département de gastroentérologie, IBD and Intestinal Failure, hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France.Université de Paris, Paris, France AP-HP, service des explorations fonctionnelles, centre spécialisé obésité, hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes, France. Inserm, UMRS 1149, centre de recherche sur l'inflammation Paris Montmartre, Paris, France.
NUTRITIONNAL COMPLICATIONS AND PATIENTS FOLLOW-UP AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERYBariatric surgery is the most consistently effective method for sustained weight reduction and can result in a substantial improvement in overall survival in patients with severe obesity. Complex mechanisms underlying metabolic benefits could also drive preventable, but potentially life-threatening, long-term nutritional complications. Consequently, physicians should be familiar with the lifelong monitoring of patients after bariatric surgery and the potential long-term complications in this paradoxical situation where the long-awaited weight loss can lead to severe nutritional complications. Read More