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Metabolic intestinal surgery. Its complications and management.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1131009     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
From November 1970 to August 1974 small intestinal bypass was performed in 475 patients for morbid obesity with an operative mortality of 1.6%. Immediate postoperative complications were superficial wound infection (17 patients), pulmonary complications (seven patients), cardiac complications (five patients), wound dehiscence (nine patients), intestinal tract fistula (four patients), and miscellaneous complications (14 patients). Delayed complications included hypokalemia (28%), hypocalcemia (9%), anemia (11%), calcium oxalate urinary calculi (6%), gout (2%), and hepatic failure (1.4%). Fourteen patients died of late complications. Ventral incisional hernia occurred in 3% of the patients; failure to lose sufficient weight in 21%, all but one occurring in patients with end-to-side shunts. Thirteen end-to-side shunts have been converted to end-to-end shunts because of insufficient weight loss. A team concept is important in the handling of the morbidly obese. Small bowel bypass is effective in producing sustained weight reduction in these patients. Careful and continued study of these patients for the rest of their lives is of paramount importance.
Authors:
G B Starkloff; J F Donovan; K R Ramach; B M Wolfe
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)     Volume:  110     ISSN:  0004-0010     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch Surg     Publication Date:  1975 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1975-07-20     Completed Date:  1975-07-20     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9716528     Medline TA:  Arch Surg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  652-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anemia / epidemiology
Body Weight
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Diseases / epidemiology
Humans
Hypocalcemia / epidemiology
Hypokalemia / epidemiology
Ileum / surgery
Intestinal Fistula / epidemiology
Intestine, Small / surgery*
Jejunum / surgery
Lung Diseases / epidemiology
Methods
Missouri
Obesity / surgery*
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology,  mortality
Recurrence
Surgical Wound Dehiscence / epidemiology
Surgical Wound Infection / epidemiology
Urinary Calculi / epidemiology

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