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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Is the Surgical Drainage Mandatory for Leak after Sleeve Gastrectomy?

Marius Nedelcu, Thierry Manos, Patrick Noel, Marc Danan, Viola Zulian, Ramon Vilallonga, Anamaria Nedelcu, Sergio Carandina

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Marius NedelcuELSAN, Clinique Saint Michel, Centre Chirurgical de l'Óbesite, 83000 Toulon, France.
Thierry ManosELSAN, Clinique Saint Michel, Centre Chirurgical de l'Óbesite, 83000 Toulon, France.
Patrick NoelELSAN, Clinique Saint Michel, Centre Chirurgical de l'Óbesite, 83000 Toulon, France.
Marc DananELSAN, Clinique Saint Michel, Centre Chirurgical de l'Óbesite, 83000 Toulon, France.
Viola ZulianELSAN, Clinique Saint Michel, Centre Chirurgical de l'Óbesite, 83000 Toulon, France.
Ramon VilallongaELSAN, Clinique Bouchard, 13006 Marseille, France.ORCID 0000-0001-9333-2765
Anamaria NedelcuELSAN, Clinique Bouchard, 13006 Marseille, France.
Sergio CarandinaELSAN, Clinique Saint Michel, Centre Chirurgical de l'Óbesite, 83000 Toulon, France.ORCID 0000-0003-0651-5606
Hôpital Saint-Michel · FRMediclinic City Hospital · AEUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDespite the unanimous acknowledgement of the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) worldwide, the leak remains its deficiency. For the last decade, the surgical treatment was practically considered mandatory for almost any collection following LSG. The aim of this study is to evaluate the need for surgical drainage for leak following LSG.

methodsAll consecutive patients having gone through LSG from January 2017 to December 2020 were enrolled in our study. Once the demographic data and the leak history were registered, we analyzed the outcome of the surgical or endoscopic drainage, the characteristics of the endoscopic treatment, and the evolution to complete healing.

resultsA total of 1249 patients underwent LSG and the leak occurred in 11 cases (0.9%). There were 10 women with a mean age of 47.8 years (27-63). The surgical drainage was performed for three patients and the rest of the eight patients underwent primary endoscopic treatment. The endoscopic treatment was represented with pigtails for seven cases and septotomy with balloon dilation for four cases. In two out of these four cases, the septotomy was anticipated by the use of a nasocavitary drain for 2 weeks. The average number of endoscopic procedures was 3.2 (range 2-6). The leaks achieved complete healing after an average duration of 4.8 months (range 1-9 months). No mortality was recorded for a leak.

conclusionsThe treatment of the gastric leak must be tailored to each patient. Although there is still no consensus for the endoscopic drainage of leaks after LSG, the surgical approach can be avoided in up to 72%. The benefits of pigtails and nasocavitary drains followed by endoscopic septotomy are undeniable, and they should be included in the armamentarium of any bariatric center.

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double pigtailendoscopyseptotomysleeve gastrectomysurgical drainage

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PMID36835912
PMCPMC9963979
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