Late complications of bariatric surgery in pregnancy

Severe complications of bariatric surgery in pregnancy can appear many years later, even if there is a history of an uneventful pregnancy after bariatric surgery and a stable body mass index for years. We present the case of a pregnant patient who presented to our gynaecology department with an internal herniation after Roux and Y gastric bypass surgery

Etiology and prognosis of severe ventriculomegaly diagnosed at late gestation

OBJECTIVES:  We sought to assess the causes and outcomes of severe VM diagnosed de novo after 24 weeks of gestation where a mid-trimester anomaly scan was described as normal. METHODS:  Multicenter retrospective study of five European fetal medicine centers. The inclusion criteria were normal anatomy at the mid-trimester scan, uni/bilateral finding of posterior ventricle measuring ≥ 15 mm after 24 weeks with neonatal and postnatal pediatric and/or neurological assessment data. RESULTS:  Of 74 potentially eligible cases, 10 underwent termination, the outcome was missing in 19 cases and there was 1 neonatal death. Therefore, 44 formed the study cohort with a median gestation at diagnosis of 32 + 0 weeks (25 + 6 - 40 + 5). VM was unilateral in five cases. Agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC) and grade III/IV intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) accounted for 14 cases each. ACC was isolated in 9 fetuses. Obstructive abnormalities included 5 arachnoid and 1 cavum velum interpositum cyst. Four fetuses had an associated suspected or confirmed genetic condition, 2 congenital infections, 1 abnormal cortical development and the etiology was unknown in 3/44. Postnatal assessment at median 20 months (3 - 96) showed 22/44 (50 %) normal, 7 (16 %) mildly abnormal and 15 (34 %) severely abnormal neurodevelopmental outcomes. CONCLUSION:  One half of babies with severe VM diagnosed after 24 weeks have normal infant outcome with ACC and IVH representing the most common causes. Etiology is the most important factor affecting the prognosis of fetuses with severe VM diagnosed at late gestation