Outcomes of endoscopic treatment of leaks and fistulae after sleeve gastrectomy: results from a large multicenter U.S. cohort

Sleeve gastrectomy is the most commonly performed bariatric surgery in the United States. Leaks after sleeve gastrectomy (SGL) occur in 1% to 3% of patients. Endoscopic therapies are increasingly used for treatment of SGLs, but few data exist on their outcomes.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - April 15, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Zachary L. Smith, Kenneth H. Park, Ernesto M. Llano, Kianoush Donboli, Lea Fayad, Samuel Han, Lorna Kang, Robert T. Simril, Riddhi Patel, Thomas Hollander, Melinda C. Rogers, B. Joseph Elmunzer, Uzma D. Siddiqui, A. Aziz Aadam, Daniel K. Mullady, Gabriel Tags: Original article Source Type: research