title: Gastric leak after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
abstract: Sleeve gastrectomy is a recently developed technique for treating morbid obesity. Since it is a simple procedure, the number of surgeons using it has grown in recent years. The patients who present fistulas after surgery often undergo a harrowing postoperative period as well as increased morbidity and mortality. Our aim was to assess the incidence, causes, diagnosis, management, and prevention of leaks after sleeve gastrectomy.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Service, Torrecardenas Hospital, Almería, Spain. manuferrer78@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Manuel Ferrer
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Márquez
authors.forename: Manuel Ferrer
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ayza
authors.forename: Ricardo Belda
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Lozano
authors.forename: María del Mar Rico
authors.initials: Mdel M
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: Jose Miguel García
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Díez
authors.forename: Ricardo Belda
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Poujoulet
mesh_terms: D057868:Anastomotic Leak; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents