title: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as revisional surgery in a vertical gastroplasty with gastrogastric fistula: a simplified technique.
abstract: Gastrogastric fistula is one of the complications that can occur after vertical gastroplasty surgery for weight loss. We describe a novel sleeve gastrectomy technique to treat a proximal gastrogastric fistula after vertical gastroplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical-Medical of Digestive Diseases, Policlinico Umberto I, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maselli
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rizzello
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Genco
authors.forename: Aldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fantini
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Basso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012086:Reoperation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods