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Gastric Leak After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

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Sleeve gastrectomy is a recently developed technique for treating morbid obesity. Since it is a simple procedure, the number of surgeons using it has grown in recent years. The patients who present fistulas after surgery often undergo a harrowing postoperative period as well as increased morbidity and mortality. Our aim was to assess the incidence, causes, diagnosis, management, and prevention of leaks after sleeve gastrectomy.

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  1. General Surgery Service, Torrecardenas Hospital, Almería, Spain

    Manuel Ferrer Márquez, Manuel Ferrer Ayza, Ricardo Belda Lozano, María del Mar Rico Morales & Ricardo Belda Poujoulet

  2. Interventional Radiology, Torrecardenas Hospital, Almería, Spain

    Jose Miguel García Díez

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Márquez, M.F., Ayza, M.F., Lozano, R.B. et al. Gastric Leak After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. OBES SURG 20, 1306–1311 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-010-0219-7

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