Obesity and its correlated comorbidities are nowadays considered a public health concern. In the last few years, a myriad of strategies searched an effective procedure to reduce weight and decreases related comorbidities. Among these strategies, the bariatric procedures have been achieved a significantly increase, being able to promote an expressive and lasting weight reduction. Diverse early and late complications are described and related to restrictive and malabsortive bariatric procedures. In this report we describe two cases of cardiovascular complications (aortic dissection and aneurysm) in the late postoperative period of the bariatric procedures.
Aorta; Bariatric surgery; Aortic aneurysm; Aneurysm, dissecting
