Vertebral Artery Dissection After Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Case Report

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Present day sees obesity manifest itself as an immense global health challenge. Accordingly, surgical treatment for morbid obesity has gained growing popularity worldwide. Over the last years, sleeve gastrectomy has captured remarkable surgical interest mainly because this technique does not require a gastrointestinal anastomosis or intestinal bypass. The most common complications of sleeve gastrectomy are bleeding, staple line leak, early and late stenosis, GERD, incisional hernia, wound infection, and even nutrient deficiencies [1]. Vomiting, being one of the more frequent issues following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), is mostly self-limiting if not due to technical problems. At times, this can lead to dangerous and unexpected complications. The incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting following bariatric surgeries, who did not receive antiemetic prophylaxis, is high almost 70–80% [2]. …