A simple technique of correcting complete gastric obstruction after gastric partitioning.
The use of autosuture staplers in intraabdominal surgery has become an accepted procedure for simplifying gastrointestinal surgery. Described in this report is a simple method of correcting unrelenting gastric obstruction that may occur after gastric partitioning for morbid obesity by utilizing the autosuture model EEA stapler to reestablish gastric continuity.
D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013528:Surgical Staplers