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Published in: Obesity Surgery 1/2021

01-01-2021 | Sleeve Gastrectomy | Letter to the Editor

A Curious Case of a Staple Line Leak Presenting 18 Months After Sleeve Gastrectomy: Our Management Approach

Authors: Alvaro Galvez, Keith King, Maher El Chaar, Ayaz Matin, Leonardo Claros

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 1/2021

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We present a 52-year-old female who underwent a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) on April 23, 2018, for morbid obesity with a body mass index (BMI) of 40.5 kg/m2. The procedure was uneventful and the patient was discharged on postoperative day 2. Outpatient follow-up was unremarkable 1 week later. From that point forward, the patient would continue to progress favorably. …
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Metadata
Title
A Curious Case of a Staple Line Leak Presenting 18 Months After Sleeve Gastrectomy: Our Management Approach
Authors
Alvaro Galvez
Keith King
Maher El Chaar
Ayaz Matin
Leonardo Claros
Publication date
01-01-2021
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-04825-5

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