Bariatric surgery has proven to be the most effective and durable treatment for obesity and obesity-related diseases. As such, the number of bariatric procedures performed has dramatically increased over the past several decades. Although multiple bariatric procedures have been performed, the sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y[H1] gastric bypass, and gastric band have been by far the most common operations in the United States in the last decade. Given the prevalence of bariatric surgery and increased push to short-track postoperative hospital stays, emergency department (ED) visits are common in this patient cohort. This review covers the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of complications that ED providers are likely to see in patients after bariatric surgery. Although many complications are shared between all bariatric procedures, there are unique surgery-specific complications. To address the needs of these patients, providers must understand the surgery that their patients have had and how the postoperative timing and nature of their complaints inform the likely etiology of their presentation. This review contains 6 figures, 4 tables, and 83 references. Key words: anastomot
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