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Does Somatostatin-14 Have an Impact on Gastric Fistula After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy?

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The main complications following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is gastric fistula (GF). Gastric fistula is a rare but serious complication (affecting 2 % of LSGs). Somatostatin-14 and its analogs are mainly used in the prevention and curative treatment of digestive fistulas. These compounds inhibit secretions in the pancreas, stomach, and small intestine. Treatment with somatostatin-14 increases the spontaneous closure rate and reduces the closure time of postoperative digestive fistulas. However, the impact of somatostatin-14 on GF after LSG has not been studied. We report on a prospective, non-randomized, single-center, case-matched study of patients receiving somatostatin-14 after a post-LSG GF was discovered. Our results suggest that use of somatostatin-14 is associated with a shorter length of hospital stay and (perhaps) a shorter treatment period.

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Abbreviations

LSG:

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

GF:

Gastric fistula

BMI:

Body mass index

OSA:

Obstructive sleep apnea

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  1. Department of Digestive Surgery, Amiens University Medical Center and the Jules Verne University of Picardie, Amiens, France

    Lionel Rebibo, Flavien Prevot & Abdennaceur Dhahri

  2. Service de Chirurgie Digestive, Hôpital Nord, CHU d’Amiens, Place Victor Pauchet, 80054, Amiens CEDEX 01, France

    Jean-Marc Regimbeau

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Rebibo, L., Prevot, F., Dhahri, A. et al. Does Somatostatin-14 Have an Impact on Gastric Fistula After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy?. OBES SURG 25, 377–380 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-014-1483-8

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