ArticleObesity surgery2015
Treatment of Leaks Following Sleeve Gastrectomy by Endoscopic Internal Drainage (EID).
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- Endoscopic Treatment of Staple-Line Leaks After Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with Obesity: Which One is the Best Option, if Any? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis and Meta-regression.Obesity surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Operative management of acute abdomen after bariatric surgery in the emergency setting: the OBA guidelines.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2022Guideline
- Vacuum Therapy and Internal Drainage as the First-Line Endoscopic Treatment for Post-Bariatric Leaks: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Visceral medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Customized bariatric stents for sleeve gastrectomy leak: are they superior to conventional esophageal stents? A systematic review and proportion meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Pooled it
- Management of Staple Line Leaks Following Sleeve Gastrectomy-a Systematic Review.Obesity surgery · 2019Pooled it
- Endoscopic management of refractory leak and gastro-cutaneous fistula after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a randomized controlled trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Trial
- Enhanced Endoscopic Internal Drainage of Gastric Abscess Through Additively Manufactured Stents.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Article
- Interventional Endoscopy for the Management of Post-Surgical Leaks and Fistulas: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Endoscopic Management of Post-Bariatric Surgery Complications: Diagnostic Work-Up and Innovative Approaches for Leak, Fistula, and Stricture Management.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Endoscopic management for gastrointestinal leaks, perforations, and fistulae: Technical tips and outcomes.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2025Review
- Managing Leaks and Fistulas After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Challenges and Solutions.Clinical and experimental gastroenterology · 2025Review
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- New Endoscopic Devices and Techniques for the Management of Post-Sleeve Gastrectomy Fistula and Gastric Band Migration.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Treatment of Leakage Following Sleeve Gastrectomy by Laparo-Endoscopic Gastrostomy (LEG).Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- Endoscopic Intervention for Anastomotic Leakage After Gastrectomy.Journal of gastric cancer · 2024Review
- Endoscopic treatment of upper gastrointestinal postsurgical leaks: a narrative review.Clinical endoscopy · 2023Review
- Is the Surgical Drainage Mandatory for Leak after Sleeve Gastrectomy?Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Endoscopic Management of Postoperative Esophageal and Upper GI Defects-A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- Technical Review on Endoscopic Treatment Devices for Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Postsurgical Leaks.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2023Review
- EUS-guided endoscopic internal drainage with lumen-apposing metal stent for symptomatic hepatic cysts: a case series (with video).Endoscopy international open · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundLeaks are considered one of the major complications of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) with a reported rate up to 7 %. Drainage of the collection coupled with SEMS deployment is the most frequent treatment. Its success is variable and burdened by high morbidity and not irrelevant mortality. The aim of this paper is to suggest and establish a new approach by endoscopic internal drainage (EID) for the management of leaks.
methodsSince March 2013, 67 patients presenting leak following LSG were treated with deployment of double pigtail plastic stents across orifice leak, positioning one end inside the collection and the other end in remnant stomach. The aim of EID is to internally drain the collection and at the same time promote leak healing.
resultsDouble pigtails stent were successfully delivered in 66 out of 67 patients (98.5 %). Fifty patients were cured by EID after a mean time of 57.5 days and an average of 3.14 endoscopic sessions. Two died for event not related to EID. Nine are still under treatment; five failure had been registered. Six patients developed late stenosis treated endoscopically.
conclusionsEID proved to be a valid, curative, and safe mini-invasive approach for treatment of leaks following SG. EID achieves complete drainage of perigastric collections and stimulates mucosal growth over the stent. EID is well tolerated, allows early re-alimentation, and it is burdened by fewer complications than others technique. Long-term follow-up confirms good outcomes with no motility or feeding alterations.
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