Mustapha A El Lakis1, Agostino Pozzi2, Jad Chamieh3, Bassem Safadi4. 1. Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 Ninth Ave. C6-SUR, Seattle, WA, USA. moustapha_lakis@hotmail.com. 2. Department of General Surgery, San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy. 3. Department of Surgery, Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA. 4. Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Portomesenteric vein thrombosis following laparoscopic bariatric surgical procedures is a serious and potentially lethal complication. It is quite rare, and its clinical presentation, management, and sequelae remain poorly understood. METHODS: We searched PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar, Ovid, and Cochrane databases for articles reporting case series and systematic reviews in the English language on patients who underwent laparoscopic bariatric surgery and had a subsequent portal or mesenteric vein thrombosis. Articles discussing laparoscopic gastric banding were excluded. RESULTS: A total of 14 articles reporting on 36 cases were found. We analyzed the pooled data from these case reports and series with emphasis on number of reported patients, demographics, time of diagnosis, risk factors, symptoms, management, complications, and sequelae. CONCLUSIONS: Portomesenteric vein thrombosis is not uncommon following laparoscopic bariatric surgery and appears to occur more after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Bariatric surgeons should have a high index of suspicion for early detection and treatment of this potentially lethal complication. Obese patients at high risk for venous thrombosis should be screened for genetic predisposition for hypercoagulable state and should be considered for extended thromboprophylaxis postoperatively.
BACKGROUND: Portomesenteric vein thrombosis following laparoscopic bariatric surgical procedures is a serious and potentially lethal complication. It is quite rare, and its clinical presentation, management, and sequelae remain poorly understood. METHODS: We searched PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar, Ovid, and Cochrane databases for articles reporting case series and systematic reviews in the English language on patients who underwent laparoscopic bariatric surgery and had a subsequent portal or mesenteric vein thrombosis. Articles discussing laparoscopic gastric banding were excluded. RESULTS: A total of 14 articles reporting on 36 cases were found. We analyzed the pooled data from these case reports and series with emphasis on number of reported patients, demographics, time of diagnosis, risk factors, symptoms, management, complications, and sequelae. CONCLUSIONS: Portomesenteric vein thrombosis is not uncommon following laparoscopic bariatric surgery and appears to occur more after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Bariatric surgeons should have a high index of suspicion for early detection and treatment of this potentially lethal complication. Obese patients at high risk for venous thrombosis should be screened for genetic predisposition for hypercoagulable state and should be considered for extended thromboprophylaxis postoperatively.
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