Technical Points in Vertical Gastroplasty for Morbid Obesity.
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.
Whitely
GS
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, University Department of Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester M13 9WL UK.
Baildam
A
Walter
D
Neve
H
Taylor
TV