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Nutritional Complications

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Bariatric and metabolic surgeries have advanced in terms of knowledge acquired and technology produced, resulting in increased safety of the procedures, additional benefits to the patients, and a substantial decrease in patient morbidity. Postoperative complications may arise or even worsen, however, such as those related to nutritional deficiencies, due to hormonal changes and physiological functioning consequent to the surgeries. The most common complications are anemia, thiamine deficiency, vitamin B12 deficiency, dumping syndrome and/or hypoglycemia, hair loss, bone disease, lean tissue loss and sarcopenia, weight regain, and excessive weight loss. These well-known complications are detectable, preventable, and treatable. Professionals in the area of healthcare should be alerted about the signs and symptoms of these complications in order to diagnose and treat patients quickly.

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  1. Gastrocirurgia de Brasília & University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil

    Silvia Leite Faria

  2. Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Gastrocirurgia de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil

    Orlando Pereira Faria

  3. Department of Nutrition, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil

    Marina Kiyomi Ito

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Faria, S.L., Faria, O.P., Ito, M.K. (2020). Nutritional Complications. In: Ettinger, J., et al. Gastric Bypass. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28803-7_32

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