Chevrot A, Lesage N, Msika S, Mandelbrot L. [Digestive surgical complications during pregnancy following bariatric surgery: Experience of a center for perinatology and obesity].
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015;
45:372-9. [PMID:
26002988 DOI:
10.1016/j.jgyn.2015.04.007]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2014] [Revised: 03/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To describe severe complications during pregnancy requiring surgery in patients with a history of obesity surgery.
MATERIEL AND METHODS
A retrospective study in a hospital with tertiary care perinatology and an obesity reference center, on all pregnancies following bariatric surgery over a 10-year period, analyzing all cases of surgical complications.
RESULTS
There were 8 major complications related to the procedure in 141 pregnancies with bariatric surgery. The 2 complications in women with gastric banding were band slippage resulting in severe dysphagia, one of which leading to intractable vomiting and serious hydrolectric disorders. Among the 6 complications after bypass surgery, 4 were occlusions: 3 on internal hernias of which 2 with volvulus and 1 associated with intestinal invagination, as well as one with intestinal invagination only. One patient had a laparotomy for a suspected invagination which was not confirmed. The other surgical complications after gastric bypass were a hernia and an exploratory laparotomy for suspected intussusception which was overturned. There was no case of maternal or perinatal death.
CONCLUSION
Pregnancies in patients with a history of bariatric surgery are at high risk, in particular for complications related to the surgery and thus require careful interdisciplinary surveillance, and determination of predictive factors.
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