title: Stapling the bougie in sleeve gastrectomy: video.
abstract: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has become the most popular bariatric surgical operation. Based on the lesser curvature, the sleeve is created with endo-staplers, which separate the lesser curvature longitudinally and vertically from the rest of the stomach, including the greater curvature. The use of a bougie (a medical instrument used in an esophageal dilation) helps to calibrate the diameter of the sleeve. Intraoperative bougie stapling is a serious complication that should be prevented; when it happens, correction is mandatory. We present 3 cases with a video.
authors: Clínica San Jorge, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain. Electronic address: baltasariani@gmail.com.
authors: Aniceto
authors: A
authors: Baltasar
authors: Clínica San Jorge, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain; Hospital Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain.
authors: Rafael
authors: R
authors: Bou
authors: Hospital Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain.
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Serra
authors: Clínica San Jorge, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain; Hospital Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain.
authors: Nieves
authors: N
authors: Pérez
authors: Hospital Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain.
authors: Alex
authors: A
authors: Ros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Nasogastric tube stapling; Sleeve-forming gastrectomy; Stapling of the bougie