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Major Complications After Esophageal, Gastric, and Bariatric Surgery

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Surgery for esophageal and gastric cancer is, even nowadays, associated with relevant morbidity and mortality. For this reason, early recognition and appropriate treatment of surgical complications are fundamental to improve patient outcomes. Recent studies have shown that a standardized system for recording complications is the building block for achieving the ultimate goal of proposing quality-improvement projects that can benefit patient survival, quality of life, and long-term outcomes.

Obesity is one of the most significant health problems worldwide. Bariatric surgery has become one of the fastest-growing operative procedures and has gained acceptance as the leading option for weight loss. Despite improvement in the performance of bariatric surgical procedures, complications are not uncommon. There are several unique complications that arise in this patient population and require specific knowledge for proper management. In this chapter, major complications of main surgical procedures are treated.

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  1. Oncological and Miniinvasive Surgery Department, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy

    Monica Gualtierotti

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  1. Dipartimento di Emergenza Urgenza, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy

    Paolo Aseni

  2. Divisione di Cardiochirurgia, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Pavia, Italy

    Antonino Massimiliano Grande

  3. Div. of Emerg. Surg., Abdominal Center, Helsinki University Hospital Meilahti, Helsinki, Finland

    Ari Leppäniemi

  4. Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, General Surgery and Trauma Team, University of Milano, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy

    Osvaldo Chiara

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Gualtierotti, M. (2023). Major Complications After Esophageal, Gastric, and Bariatric Surgery. In: Aseni, P., Grande, A.M., Leppäniemi, A., Chiara, O. (eds) The High-risk Surgical Patient. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17273-1_45

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