A Curious Case of a Staple Line Leak Presenting 18 Months After Sleeve Gastrectomy: Our Management Approach

Obes Surg. 2021 Jan;31(1):421-423. doi: 10.1007/s11695-020-04825-5. Epub 2020 Jul 2.

Authors

Alvaro Galvez¹, Keith King², Maher El Chaar², Ayaz Matin², Leonardo Claros²

Affiliations

¹ St Luke's Weight Management Center, St Luke's University Health Network, North 240 Cetronia Rd, Allentown, PA, USA. [email protected].
² St Luke's Weight Management Center, St Luke's University Health Network, North 240 Cetronia Rd, Allentown, PA, USA.

PMID: 32617924
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-020-04825-5

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anastomotic Leak / etiology
Anastomotic Leak / surgery
Gastrectomy / adverse effects
Humans
Laparoscopy*
Obesity, Morbid* / surgery
Surgical Stapling / adverse effects
Sutures