Lupoli R, Lembo E, Saldalamacchia G, Avola CK, Angrisani L, Capaldo B. Bariatric surgery and long-term nutritional issues. World J Diabetes 2017; 8(11): 464-474 [PMID: 29204255 DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v8.i11.464]
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Brunella Capaldo, MD, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy. bcapaldo@unina.it
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
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World J Diabetes. Nov 15, 2017; 8(11): 464-474 Published online Nov 15, 2017. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v8.i11.464
Bariatric surgery and long-term nutritional issues
Roberta Lupoli, Erminia Lembo, Gennaro Saldalamacchia, Claudia Kesia Avola, Luigi Angrisani, Brunella Capaldo
Roberta Lupoli, Erminia Lembo, Gennaro Saldalamacchia, Claudia Kesia Avola, Brunella Capaldo, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, 80131 Naples, Italy
Luigi Angrisani, Department of Public Health, Federico II University, 80131 Naples, Italy
Author contributions: Capaldo B and Angrisani L devised the study concept and design; Lupoli R, Lembo E, Saldalamacchia G and Avola CK searched the literature; Capaldo B, Lupoli R, Lembo E and Avola CK drafted the article; all authors revised the article for important intellectual content; Capaldo B gave final approval for the article.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that there were no conflicts of interest.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Brunella Capaldo, MD, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy. bcapaldo@unina.it
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Received: June 9, 2017 Peer-review started: June 13, 2017 First decision: July 11, 2017 Revised: August 11, 2017 Accepted: September 4, 2017 Article in press: September 5, 2017 Published online: November 15, 2017
Core Tip
Core tip: Bariatric surgery is increasingly and successfully applied for the treatment of morbid obesity. In spite of multiple clinical benefits, i.e., durable weight loss and improvement/reversal of many comorbidities, a number of nutritional complications can develop especially in the long term, which could cause serious detriment to patients’ health. We examine some important clinical conditions that are caused by the deficit of vitamins and micronutrients, such as anemia, osteoporosis, and malnutrition. We also discuss the importance of careful pre-operative assessments and the correction of pre-existing nutritional deficiencies, and present the current recommendations for an appropriate biochemical and nutritional monitoring in the long term.
