title: Technical Points in Vertical Gastroplasty for Morbid Obesity.
abstract: The success of vertical gastroplasty may be jeopardized by gastric leakage or ulceration due to failure of the technique. Reports of band erosion and staple-line leakage have led us to seek technical improvements to reduce technical failures. We describe a modification to the technique of band placement and a manoeuvre to aid the placement of staples when the TA90B staple gun is used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, University Department of Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester M13 9WL UK.
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Whitely
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baildam
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Neve
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Taylor