Are There Complications To Gastric Bypass Surgery?
WLS is a major surgical process and may have short and long term complications. The mortality rate of WLS is less than 1%. In the immediae post operative period the major complications may include blood clots forming in the legs and traveling to the lungs or a leak at the junction of the new stomach and the small intestine. Other problems that may occur in the perioperative peirod may include wound infections, blockage of the outlet from the stomach, ulcers, pulmonary problems and thromophlebitis. Later complications which may develop are hair loss (which is time limited and may require additional vitamins and protein), hernia anemia and malnutrition. The benefits and risks should be determined by the patient, his physician, and the surgeon before the decision to have WLS.
