Endoscopy in patients undergoing gastroplasty for morbid obesity.

Fifty patients underwent gastroplasty for morbid obesity. The follow-up regimen included both nutritional and weight assessment and gastroscopy. Weight loss was satisfactory in patients with gastric stomas less than 9 mm in diameter. Stomal obstruction was endoscopically diagnosed in 5 patients. Endoscopic dilatation was successful in 4 patients. Gastroscopy should thus be a routine postoperative procedure in patients undergoing gastric partitioning for morbid obesity.