Lower oesophageal peptic stricture after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: World & #39;s first case report

We present the first case report of benign oesophageal peptic stricture post-sleeve gastrectomy and its management. The management modalities for peptic stricture post-LSG include proton pump inhibitors, endoscopic dilatation and surgical management. Revisional Roux-en-Y gastric bypass along with optimal usage of serial dilatation and medical treatment has been shown to be an effective treatment for the same.

Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - June 4, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Palanivelu Praveen Raj Shivanshu Misra Siddhartha Bhattacharya S Saravana Kumar T S Ramesh Kumar Mohd Juned Khan C Palanivelu Source Type: research