Laparosc Endosc Surg Sci . 2017; 24(2): 63-66 | DOI: 10.14744/less.2017.69885

Revisional bariatric surgery: An update

Isabelle Debergh¹, Bruno Dillemans^2
1Department of General, AZ Sint Jan AV, Ruddershove, Brugge, Belgium
²Pediatric and Vascular Surgery, AZ Sint Jan AV, Ruddershove, Brugge, Belgium; Department of General, AZ Sint Jan AV, Ruddershove, Brugge, Belgium

Obesity can be defined as a chronic disease with a serious impact on an individual’s quality of life; moreover, it is a leading risk factor for global death. Bariatric surgery has already proven its efficacy in providing the patient with a healthier life. Nonetheless, failure of initiated treatment can occur in medical practice. We can and should offer our patients correct, patient-tailored revisional therapy conducted by an experienced surgeon in a high-volume hospital facility. In this article, current indications and strategies for secondary bariatric procedures were summarized.

Keywords: Duodenal Switch, revisional bariatric surgery, Roux en Y gastric bypass, single anastomosis gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy.

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