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ArticleClinical journal of gastroenterology2024

Thrombotic complications following bariatric surgery: how medical tourism poses challenges to comprehensive care in obesity medicine.

Mandour Omer Mandour, Robert Bakewell, John Ong

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Article in Clinical journal of gastroenterology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Mandour Omer MandourDepartment of Hepatology, Cambridge University Hospital, Cambridge, UK. omer.mandour@nhs.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1234-4260
Robert BakewellDepartment of Radiology, Cambridge University Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
John OngDepartment of Hepatology, Cambridge University Hospital, Cambridge, UK.

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Abstract

The global prevalence of obesity has more than tripled since 1975. Unfortunately, bariatric surgery waiting lists can last many years therefore many patients seek alternative options such as "medical tourism" by venturing abroad for surgery. We describe two cases of porto-mesenteric venous thrombosis in patients who travelled abroad for bariatric surgery. Upon returning both cases required interventional radiological management, and in the first case, the patient underwent a small bowel resection for bowel ischaemia. Porto-mesenteric complications are significant and have profound lifelong consequences. Therefore, it is imperative that patient education is significantly improved, and more stringent regulations by health authorities are put in place to avoid the growing complications of negative health tourism.

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Bariatric SurgeryMedical TourismVenous ThrombosisAdultFemaleHumansMaleMesenteric Vascular OcclusionMesenteric VeinsMiddle AgedObesity, MorbidPortal VeinPostoperative ComplicationsBariatric surgeryMedical tourismPorto-mesenteric thrombosis

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PMID39395119
PMCPMC11549127

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