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Indications for Bariatric surgery?3

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  1. BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2 without comorbidities
  2. BMI 35-39.9 kg/m2 with comorbidity
  3. BMI 30-34.9 kg/m2 (w/specific comorbodities)
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BMI 35-39.9 kg/m2 with comorbidity which comorbities? 13

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  1. Type 2 DM 2. OSA
  2. HTN
  3. Hyperlipidemia
  4. Obesity-hypoventilation syndrome (OHS)
  5. Pickwickian syndrome (OSA+OHS)
  6. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
  7. Pseudotumor cerebri
  8. GERD
  9. Venous stasis disease
  10. Severe urinary incontinence
  11. Debilitation arthritis
  12. Impaired quality of life
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BMI 30-34.9 kg/m2 with what comorbidites? 2

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  1. Uncontrollable Type 2 DM
  2. Metabolic syndrome Lack of evidence to support long term benefit in this group
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Contraindications to bariatric surgery? 10

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  1. History of bulimia
  2. Age > 65 or less than 18
  3. For lipid or glycemic control
  4. For CV risk reduction
  5. Untreated major depression or psychosis
  6. Binge-eating disorders
  7. Current drug or alcohol abuse
  8. Severe cardiac disease with prohibitive anesthetic risks
  9. Severe coagulopathy
  10. Inability to comply with requirements including (life-long nutritional supplements) & dietary changes**
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Preoperative assessment includes what? 3

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  1. Psychological
  2. Medical
  3. Anesthetic risk
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Preoperative assessment requires a team approach Who? 5

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  1. Nutritionist
  2. Medical bariatric specialist
  3. Psychologist/Psychiatrist
  4. Clinical nurse specialist
  5. Surgeon
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Goals of the psychologic assessment 4

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  1. Is the patient able and willing to make the necessary changes?
  2. Identification of mental disorders
  3. Social history in regards to previous weight loss attempts, physical activity, substance abuse, compulsive eating
  4. Does the patient have the cognitive ability to do this and the support to carry it through?
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Components of the psychological assessment 4

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  1. Behavioral
  2. Cognitive/emotional
  3. Current life situation
  4. Expectations
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Medical assessment includes? 2

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Complete history and physical exam

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Mechanisms of weight loss with surgery 3

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Restriction

Malabsorption

Both

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Restrictive surgeries do what? What are the three general processes?

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Limit caloric intake by reducing the stomach’s capacity:

  1. Resection
  2. Bypass
  3. Creation of a proximal gastric outlet
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Specific Restrictive surgeries? 3

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  1. Vertical banded gastroplasty
  2. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
  3. Sleeve gastrectomy
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Malabsorptive surgeries do what? How is this accomplished? 2

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Decrease the effectiveness of nutrient absorption by shortening the length of the functional small intestine:

  1. bypass of the small bowel absorptive surface area
  2. diversion of the biliopancreatic secretions that facilitate absorption
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Malabsorption surgeries 2

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  1. Jejunoileal bypass
  2. Duodenal switch operation
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Combination restrictive/malabsorptive surgeries 3

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  1. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB)
  2. Biliopancreatic diversion
  3. Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch
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3 Most common bariatric surgeries

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  1. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (47%)
  2. Sleeve gastrectomy (28%)
  3. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (18%)
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Roux-en Y gastric bypass (RYGB)

Most commonly performed bariatric surgery in the US

47% of weight loss surgeries done in 2011

Describe this?

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RYGB surgery

  1. Gastric pouch is how big?
  2. Gastric pouch attached to a section of small bowel ______cm in length (gastrojejunostomy)
  3. Cut ends of the _____________and the __________are then connected 75 to 150 cm distal from the gastrojejunostomy
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  1. Gastric pouch less than 30 ml
  2. 75-150 cm in length (gastrojejunostomy)
  3. biliopancreatic limb, the Roux limb
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RYGB

Major digestion and absorption of nutrients occurs where?

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in the common channel where pancreatic enzymes and bile mix

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Weight loss mechanism

  1. What part of restrictive?
  2. What contributes to the malabsorption part?
  3. What suppressses the appetite?
  4. What two substances are increased post bypass? and what will this promote?
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  1. Small pouch is restrictive

  1. There is malabsorption because of the “removed” small bowel
  2. Ghrelin inhibition (suppresses appetite)
  3. GLP-1 and CCK increased post bypass (may promote an anorectic state)
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Gastrojejunostomy can result in ____________with high sugar meals

Describe this?

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  1. Dumping syndrome
  2. lightheadedness, nausea, diaphoresis and/or abdominal pain, and diarrhea
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Expected weight loss with RYGB

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Up to 70% of extra weight in 2 years

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Describe the Sleeve gastrectomy?

Second most common weight loss surgery performed worldwide

28% of all procedures in 2011

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Sleeve Gastrectomy

  1. Most of the what is removed?
  2. Advantages? 2
  3. New stomach is resistant to what?
  4. Contains a few _______producing cells
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  1. Most of the greater curvature of the stomach is removed
  2. Safer and technically less difficult to perform than RYGB
  3. New stomach is resistant to stretching without the fundus
  4. ghrelin
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Weight loss mechanism: for sleeve gastrectomy?

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  1. Restrictive
  2. Alterations in gastric motility
  3. Decreased ghrelin levels
  4. Increased GLP-1 and PYY (promote less hunger)
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Expected weight loss with sleeve gastrectomy?

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60% of excess weight lost in 2 years

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Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery

Describe this?

18% of bariatric surgeries done in 2011

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  1. What is the lap band and where is it placed?
  2. How does it work?
  3. Goal of band adjustments? 2
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  1. Soft silicone ring connected to an infusion port placed in the subcutaneous tissue
  2. Ring is inflated with saline to cause variable degrees of restriction
  3. Goal of band adjustments
    - Allow a cup of dried food
    - Satiety for at least 1.5 to 2 hrs after a meal.
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  1. Lowest mortality rate among bariatric pts?
30
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Weight loss mechanism for Lap Band?

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Purely restrictive

31
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Expected weight loss for lap band?

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50-60% of excess weight lost at 2 years

32
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Expected short term weight loss following bariatric surgery for:

Gastric bipass?

Gastric band?

Sleeve gastrectomy?

33
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Post surgical diet?

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Usually have a liquid diet that progresses to soft then full diet over a period of weeks to months

34
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  1. When should we monitor weight and blood pressure?
  2. Watch for what? especially if the pt is vomiting?
  3. How often should they F/U? 3
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1, Monitor at every follow up visit

  1. Watch for hypotension (especially if persistent vomiting)
  2. Check BP and weight every 4-6 weeks for the first 6 months
    - Then at 9 and 12 months post surgery
    - Then annually
35
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Macronutrient needs? 3

Which surgery does not cause significant macronutrient deficiencies?

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1, Protein**,

  1. carbohydrates and
  2. fats

RYGB

36
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  1. Lap band common deficiency?
  2. Sleeve geastrectomy common deficiency?
  3. RYGB? 7

(but how many vit? 6)

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  1. Lap Band

Folate deficiency

  1. Sleeve gastrectomy

B12

  1. RYGB
  2. Vit A, D, E, K, B1 (thiamine), B12
  3. Iron,
  4. Copper,
  5. Zinc
  6. Folic acid,
  7. Biotin,
  8. Selenium
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Routine labs at 3, 6, 12 months then annually

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  1. CBC
  2. CMP
  3. Iron studies, ferritin
  4. B12
  5. Lipids
  6. 25 OH-Vit D, PTH*
  7. Thiamine
  8. Folate
  9. Zinc
  10. Copper
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Medication management post surgery

  1. Change meds from delayed release to immediate release. How?
  2. How should we manage glycemic control?
  3. How should we manage antireflux symptoms?
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  1. Crush or liquid formulation
  2. In general should DC oral antidiabetic meds and use insulin therapy for glycemic control
  3. Usually can DC antireflux meds except after sleeve gastrectomy reflux symptoms increase
39
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Medication management post surgery

  1. What kind of pills may be less effective?
  2. In general avoid_____?
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  1. OCP
  2. NSAIDs
40
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In general avoid NSAIDs:

  1. Especially in who?
  2. Why?
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  1. Especially in patients who have had a Roux-en-Y
  2. They have very little stomach area and are a set up for ulcers!
41
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Factors that affect glycemic control post surgery

  1. How many calories a day for the first month?
  2. Average weight loss in the first month?
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  1. 400-800 kcal diet/day for the first month
  2. Average weight loss in first month is 20-40 pounds
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Further improvement in glycemic control post RYGB

  1. Improvement in DM control happens regardless of what?
  2. DM remission can occur in the first month

But in 1/3 of patients recurs when?

  1. Exposure of distal jejunum to the undigested nutrients. This causes increased what? 3
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  1. the amount of weight loss
  2. 5 years

3.

  • peptid YY,
  • GLP-1
  • GIP
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Late complications (post 30 days)

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  1. Cholelithiasis
  2. Nutritional deficiencies
  3. Neurologic complications
  4. Psychological complications
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Complications of RYGB

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  1. Gastric remnant distention
  2. Stomal stenosis
  3. Internal hernias
  4. Short bowel syndrome
  5. Dumping syndrome
  6. Metabolic/nutritional derangements
  7. Renal failure
  8. Post-op hypoglycemia
  9. Change in bowel habits
  10. Failure to lose weight and weight regain
  11. Ventral incisional hernias**
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Which complication would present with these symptoms?

Upper abdominal pain

Hiccups

LUQ tympany to percussion

Shoulder pain

Abdominal distention

Tachycardia

Shortness of breath

Large gastric bubble on Xray

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Gastric remnant distention

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Gastric remnant distention is what? 2

Treatment?

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  1. Gastric pouch severe distention secondary to mechanical obstruction or paralytic ileus
  2. Progressive distention and rupture
  3. Treatment – emergent surgery

MAY BE FATAL

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Stomal stenosis

presents how?

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  1. Several weeks post op
  2. Nausea
  3. Vomiting
  4. Dysphagia
  5. GE reflux
  6. Inability to tolerate oral intake
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Stomal stenosis

  1. is what?
  2. Workup? 2
  3. Tratment?
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  1. Narrowing at the anastomosis (pouch to Roux limb)
  2. Work up: endoscopy or UGI series
  3. Treatment: endoscopic balloon dilation
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Marginal ulcers

  1. Occur near where?
  2. What is it? 2
  3. Causes? 5
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  1. Occur near the gastrojejunostomy

2.

  • Acid injury to the jejunum or
  • associated with gastrogastric fistula
    3. Causes:
  • Poor tissue perfusion
  • Excess acid
  • NSAIDs
  • H. pylori*
  • Smoking
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Marginal ulcers

  1. symptoms? 4
  2. diagnosis and
  3. treatment? 5
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  1. Symptoms:
    - Nausea,
    - pain,
    - bleeding and/or
    - perforation
  2. Diagnosis:

Upper endoscopy

  1. Treatment:
    - Acid suppression
    - Sucralfate
    - DC NSAIDs
    - DC smoking
    - Test and treat H. pylori
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Acute cholecystitis/cholelithiasis

signs and symptoms?

7

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  1. RUQ pain
  2. R shoulder pain or pain in the R upper back
  3. Nausea and vomiting
  4. Fever
  5. Pain may worsen with deep inspiration
  6. Pain may last longer then 6 hr and start post eating
  7. Tender RUQ on exam
52
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Acute cholecystitis/cholelithiasis

  1. Can be prevented by what?
  2. Dx?
  3. Tx?
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  1. Can be prevented by post operative ursodiol
  2. DX: ultrasound
  3. TX: surgical removal of the gallbladder
53
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What is this?
Patient presented with abd pain post gastric bypass

54
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  1. Short bowel syndrome results in what?
  2. In severe cases it may require what?
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  1. Results in severe micro and macronutrient deficiencies
  2. In severe cases may require intestinal transplantation
55
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Early dumping syndrome presents how?

4

What percent of pts develop this?

What causes it?

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15 min after eating development of

  1. colicky abdominal pain,
  2. diarrhea,
  3. nausea and
  4. tachycardia

Up to 50% of patients develop either early or late dumping syndrome

Prominent post ingestion of simple carbohydrates

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Late dumping syndrome

  1. How long after meal?
  2. Symptoms? 4
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  1. 2-3 hours after a meal

2.

  • Dizziness,
  • fatigue
  • Diaphoresis
  • weakness
57
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What complication would this patient have?

Blackouts and Seizures

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Severe hypoglycemia

58
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Severe hypoglycemia

  1. May be secondary to what?2
  2. What may resolve these symptoms?
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1.

  • May be secondary to insulinoma
  • May be secondary to islet cell hypertrophy
    2. Slowing food transit time may resolve the symptoms
59
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Change in bowel habits

  1. Whats common in RYGB?
  2. Whats common in gastric banding?
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  1. Diarrhea or loose stools common post RYGB
  2. Constipation common post gastric banding
60
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Pt complains

“I’m not losing weight” or “I’m gaining weight”

what could this be?

4

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  1. Maladaptive eating patterns
  2. Gastrogastric fistula
  3. Gradual enlargement of the gastric pouch
  4. Dilation of the gastrojejunal anastomosis
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Complications from gastric banding

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  1. Pouch dilation
  2. Stomal obstruction
  3. Band slippage, infection or erosion
  4. Incisional hernias
  5. Port-tubing disconnections
  6. Port infections
  7. Esophagitis
  8. Esophageal dilation
62
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What would these symptoms indicate?

Persistent nausea, vomiting and inability to tolerate secretions or oral intake?

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Stomal obstruction

63
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Stomal onstruction

  1. Can occur when?
  2. Mayb be secondary to what?2
  3. Dx?
  4. Tx?
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  1. Can be acute (shortly following surgery)
  2. May be secondary to
    - edema or
    - due to the band being too tight
  3. DX: UGI
  4. TX: NG tube to decompress until edema subsides or surgery for band revision
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Band erosion

will cause what kind of sympotms?

5

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  1. Infection
  2. Failure of weight loss
  3. Nausea and vomiting
  4. Epigastric pain
  5. Hematemesis
65
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Band erosion

  1. Occurs at a mean of how many months?
  2. Dx?
  3. Tx?
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  1. Occurs at a mean of 22 months
  2. DX: endoscopy
  3. TX: surgical removal
66
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Most common sleeve gastrectomy complications

4

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  1. GERD
  2. Bleeding
  3. Stenosis of the stoma
  4. Leaks
67
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What is the most serious complication of SG?

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gastric leaks

Occur in up to 5.3% of patients

68
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Gastric Leaks usually due to local factors that impede healing?

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  1. Inadequate blood supply at the staple line
  2. Gastric-wall heat ischemia
  3. There can be high intragastric pressure

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