[Management of failures and complications in weight loss surgery]
Laurent Genser1, Maud Robert2, Christophe Barrat3
1Service de chirurgie digestive hépato-bilio-pancréatique et transplantation hépatique, Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, AP-HP, 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France; Institut de cardiométabolisme et nutrition (Ican), Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière (AP-HP), 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.
Abstract:
The specific management of the surgical risks linked to obesity, as well as technological advances combined with the standardisation of techniques, have significantly reduced the morbidity and mortality associated with bariatric surgery over recent decades. However, as with all surgery, patients are exposed to medical and surgical failures and complications.
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