William N Doyle, Alexander Netzley, Rahul Mhaskar, Abdul-Rahman F Diab, Samer Ganam, Joseph Sujka, Christopher DuCoin, Salvatore Docimo
BACKGROUND: Leaks following bariatric surgery, while rare, are potentially fatal due to risk of peritonitis and sepsis. Anastomotic leaks and gastro-gastric fistulae following Roux-En-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) as well as staple line leaks after sleeve gastrectomy have historically been treated multimodally with surgical drainage, aggressive antibiotic therapy, and more recently, endoscopically. Endoscopic clipping using over-the-scope clips and endoscopic suturing are two of the most common approaches used to achieve full thickness closure...
April 17, 2024: Surgical Endoscopy