Early complications:

Late complications could be:

• Erosion – Silicon prosthetic rejection (3.5%)

• Leak on the system or port (0.4%)

• Gastric band slippage (3%)

• Port infection

Death (0 - 0.7%)

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Sleeve Gastrectomy (Gastric Sleeve)

• Wound infection (0.3- 8.8%)

• Staple line leakage (1.0%)

• Deep abdominal infection

• Deep venous thrombosis
• Pulmonary Embolism (0.5%)

• Hemorrhage - Bleeding (4.4%)

• Digestive tract perforation

• Anaphylaxis – Sudden allergic reaction
• Open surgery conversion (3.1%)

• Spleen injury (0.5%)

• Pneumonia

• Death (0.2%)

• Anastomotic leak (4.4%)

• Deep venous thrombosis (1.3%)
• Pulmonary embolism (0.5%)

• Hemorrhage (0.6- 4%)
• Digestive tract perforation
• Anastomotic stenosis (2- 11.4%)

• Wound infection (0.1 - 8.7%)

• Open surgery conversion (8%)

• Anaphylaxis
• Pneumonia
• Abdominal sepsis
• Death 0- 3.3%

 

 

Gastric Plication

Common symptoms in the immediate postoperative period are:

• Nausea, vomiting and excessive secretion of saliva

• Low to mild upper abdominal pain

• Low to mild back and shoulder pain

Rare complications related to the procedure are:

• Wound infection

• Wound hemorrhage – Wound bleeding

• Gastric Sub-occlusion – Partially obstructive stomach

• Plication line disruption

• Spleen, liver or digestive tract injury

• Intra abdominal hemorrhage - Bleeding

• Deep abdominal infection

• Medication anaphylaxis
• Surgery conversion – Conversion to open surgery

• Deep venous thrombosis – Blood clot in a deep vein

• Pulmonary Embolism – Blood clot in pulmonary circulatory system

• Pneumonia

• Death

 

 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

• Residual gallstones (0.3 - 18%)

• Biliary fistula (0.1 - 0.4%)

• Biliary tract lesion (0.1 - 0.8%)

• Pancreatitis (0.5%)

• Wound infection (0.1 - 7.9%)

• Hemorrhage (0.2 - 2.2%)

• Respiratory problems (2 - 5.3%)

• Deep venous thrombosis (0.6 - 1.3%)

• Intestinal occlusion (0.3%)

• Cerebral vascular disease (0.8%)

• Pulmonary embolism (0.3%)

• Fuga anastomótica (4.4%)

• Trombosis venosa profunda (1.3%)
• Tromboembolia pulmonar (0.5%)

• Hemorragia (0.6- 4%)
• Perforación de víscera hueca
• Estenosis de la anastomosis (2- 11.4%)

• Infección de la herida quirúrgica (0.1 - 8.7%)

• Conversión del procedimiento al abierto (8%)

• Anafilaxia a medicamentos
• Neumonía
• Sepsis abdominal

• Mortalidad 0- 3.3%

Plicatura Gástrica

Síntomas comunes en el postoperatorio inmediato:

• Nausea, vómito y salivación
• Dolor de espalda baja y alta.

Complicaciones raras por el procedimiento quirúrgico:

• Infección de las heridas
• Hemorragia de las heridas
• Suboclusión gástrica
• Dehisencia o ruptura de las suturas de la plicatura
• Lesión de bazo, hígado o tracto digestivo
• Hemorragia/sangrado intraabdominal
• Infección o colección de pus intraabdominal
• Anafilaxis medicamentosa
• Conversión a cirugía abierta
• Trombosis venosa profunda
• Tombosis pulmonar
• Neumonía
• Muerte

Colecistectomía Laparoscópica

• Cálculos residuales (0.3 - 18%)
• Fístulas biliares (0.1 - 0.4%)
• Lesiones del tracto biliar (0.1 - 0.8%)
• Pancreatitis (0.5%)
• Infección de la herida (0.1 - 7.9%)
• Hemorragia (0.2 - 2.2%)
• Problemas respiratorios (2 - 5.3%)
• Trombosis venosa profunda (0.6 - 1.3%)
• Oclusión intestinal (0.3 - 0.7%)
• Enfermedad vascular cerebral (0.8%)
• Tromboembolia pulmonar (0.3 - 1%)