Roux-en-Y Gastro-jejunostomy for Complex Leak After the “Nissen” Variant of Sleeve Gastrectomy
ConclusionThe adjunction of a posterior fundoplication may have contributed to the multiple and complex occurrence of SGL. Having an ill-vascularized redundant fundus may have increased ischemia of the GE junction. Moreover, it is more difficult to perform endoscopic treatment in a plicated and sleeved stomach as well.
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