Diagnosis and treatment of the early gastric leak after sleeve gastrectomy in morbid obesity (clinical case)
- Authors: Britvin T.А.1,2, Alaev D.S.2, Elagin I.B.3, Nadein I.V.2
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Affiliations:
- Moscow Regional Clinical and Research Institute named after M.F. Vladimirsky
- «MEDSI Group» Joint Stock Company
- Rassvet Clinic
- Issue: Vol 42, No 5 (2025)
- Pages: 143-152
- Section: Clinical case
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/PMJ/article/view/351539
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/pmj425143-152
- ID: 351539
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Abstract
Morbid obesity is a significant current medico-social problem, and bariatric surgery is a highly effective method for losing weight in individuals with severe obesity. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is the most commonly performed bariatric procedure. The most formidable complication of this operation is gastric leak. Our report demonstrates the diagnosis and management of early staple line leakage after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
A 34-year-old female patient (BMI 40 kg/m2) underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy using a calibration bougie 36 F. The failure was suspected on the 2nd day after the operation, but the X-ray examination of the stomach failed to reveal a water-soluble contrast leak outside the gastric wall. The gastric leak was detected on the 3rd day after the procedure on abdominal CT-scan. The abscess was drained on re-laparoscopy. No closure of the insolvency zone and endoluminal stenting of the stomach were performed. The patient maintained fluid intake. On the 7th day after the re-laparoscopy, she was discharged from the hospital in a satisfactory condition with drainage installed in the abscess. On the follow-up examination in 2 weeks, the general condition was satisfactory, the patients got food following the dietary recommendations; fistulography showed a slight leakage of contrast material into the gastric remnant. After another 2 weeks, no contrast material in the gastric lumen was detected on fistulography. In 1 month, no defect of staple line was revealed on esophagogastroduodenoscopy, including insufflation.
The used approach allowed us to eliminate the early staple line leakage after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in a relatively short period.
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T. А. Britvin
Moscow Regional Clinical and Research Institute named after M.F. Vladimirsky; «MEDSI Group» Joint Stock Company
Author for correspondence.
Email: t.britvin@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6160-1342
DSc (Medicine), Head of the Department of Endocrine Surgery
Russian Federation, Moscow; MoscowD. S. Alaev
«MEDSI Group» Joint Stock Company
Email: t.britvin@gmail.com
PhD (Medicine), Head of the Surgical Department
Russian Federation, MoscowI. B. Elagin
Rassvet Clinic
Email: t.britvin@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2645-4129
PhD (Medicine), Surgeon
Russian Federation, МоscowI. V. Nadein
«MEDSI Group» Joint Stock Company
Email: t.britvin@gmail.com
Radiologist
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