A Time-Saving Technique for Specimen Extraction in Sleeve Gastrectomy: Reply

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We appreciate the interest of Attila Csendes in our article, which describes in detail a simple and standardized technique for the extraction of the specimen after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) [1]. The aim of our study was not only to give a broader description of the technical aspects of the procedure but also to analyze the advantages of this technique in terms of cost, incidence of wound infection, and operative time. In contrast, in the article by Braghetto et al. [2] the authors make only short mention of the technique adopted for the extraction of the specimen: “The resected specimen is removed easily through the 15-mm port of the right upper abdominal quadrant.” Furthermore their technique seems to be quite different from ours, as in our experience the specimen is removed through the “trocar site” and not “through the trocar.” …