Risks and Side Effects of Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Studies show that sleeve gastrectomy has a 99.7% survival rate. Complications are relatively rare and occur in less than 4% of patients. It is possible to treat all complications to be experienced in today's technology.

Potential Risks:

• Leakage Risk (95% non-surgical treatment possible)
• Bleeding
• Stricture

Risk Ratios of Other Known Surgeries:

• Gallbladder surgery - 0.15% mortality rate
• Hip replacement surgery - 0.29% mortality rate
• Cesarean section - 0.40% mortality rate

Related Articles:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3962512/

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00464-015-4205-y

https://www.bariatric-surgery-source.com/references.html#gastric-sleeve-complications