PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kourosh Sarkhosh
AU  - Daniel W. Birch
AU  - Arya Sharma
AU  - Shahzeer Karmali
TI  - Complications associated with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity: a surgeon’s guide
AID  - 10.1503/cjs.033511
DP  - 2013 Oct 01
TA  - Canadian Journal of Surgery
PG  - 347--352
VI  - 56
IP  - 5
4099  - http://canjsurg.ca/content/56/5/347.short
4100  - http://canjsurg.ca/content/56/5/347.full
SO  - CAN J SURG2013 Oct 01; 56
AB  - Obesity is a common disease affecting adults and children. The incidence of obesity in Canada is increasing. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a relatively new and effective procedure for weight loss. Owing to an increase in the number of bariatric surgical procedures, general surgeons should have an understanding of the complications associated with LSG and an approach for dealing with them. Early postoperative complications following LSG that need to be identified urgently include bleeding, staple line leak and development of an abscess. Delayed complications include strictures, nutritional deficiencies and gastresophageal reflux disease. We discuss the principles involved in the management of each complication.