Does routine upper gastrointestinal swallow study after metabolic and bariatric surgery lead to earlier diagnosis of leak?

CONCLUSIONS: Routine SS was not associated with earlier diagnosis of leaks compared to the absence of routine SS. Surgeons should consider abandoning the practice of routine SS for the purpose of obtaining earlier diagnosis of postoperative leaks.PMID:38570283 | DOI:10.1016/j.soard.2024.02.005

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - April 3, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Jessica Trac Michael Balas Denise Gee Matthew M Hutter James J Jung Source Type: research