Complications of gastric bypass surgery, a Northern Ireland experience

Amongst western nations there are increasing levels of adult obesity. In Northern Ireland the majority of patients who undergo bariatric surgery travel to centres in the UK mainland. Thus, local experience of this type of surgery and the complications which can arise is limited. We report the case of a young woman who had previous bariatric surgery and a significant complication. In the future, greater numbers of patients will undergo this type of surgery. Therefore all emergency doctors need to be familiar with these procedures and the common complications.