Wound Complications after Major Gastrointestinal OperationsThe Surgeon as a Risk Factor

H Gislason, O Søreide, A Viste - Digestive surgery, 1999 - karger.com
Background: Wound complications occur quite often after abdominal operations. Numerous
studies have been performed in the last decades focusing on closure methods, incisions …

Mesenteric irritation as a means to prevent internal hernia formation after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery

AS Walker, JR Bingham, MW Causey… - The American Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Internal hernias (IHs) occur more frequently in laparoscopic gastric
bypass (LGB) surgery than in the classic open procedure. The incidence of small bowel …

[HTML][HTML] Preventing incisional hernia: closing the midline laparotomy

MMJ Van Rooijen, JF Lange - Techniques in Coloproctology, 2018 - Springer
Background There is ongoing debate as to which suturing techniques and suture materials
are best for achieving definitive abdominal wound closure while minimising the risk of short …

Routine upper GI series after gastric bypass does not reliably identify anastomotic leaks or predict stricture formation

JT Carter, S Tafreshian, GM Campos, U Tiwari… - Surgical …, 2007 - Springer
Background Many surgeons who perform Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) for morbid
obesity routinely obtain an upper gastrointestinal (GI) series in the early postoperative …

Barbed suture in gastro-intestinal surgery: a review with a meta-analysis

N Velotti, M Manigrasso, K Di Lauro, S Vertaldi… - The Surgeon, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The laparoscopic approach is a very popular technique for many
gastrointestinal operations and barbed sutures may improve the difficulties of intracorporeal …

Linear-stapled versus circular-stapled laparoscopic gastrojejunal anastomosis in morbid obesity: meta-analysis

M Penna, SR Markar, V Venkat-Raman… - Surgical Laparoscopy …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: The study aims to provide a pooled analysis of individual small trials
comparing linear-stapled versus circular-stapled laparoscopic gastrojejunal (GJ) …

[HTML][HTML] Staple-line reinforcement using barbed sutures in 1008 sleeve gastrectomies

G Özgen, İ Çalıkoğlu, B Acunaş, MA Yerdel - Langenbeck's Archives of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Among various staple-line reinforcement methods applied during sleeve
gastrectomy (SG), although data on full-thickness-continuous-suturing (FTCS) is nearly nil, it …

Primary non-closure of mesenteric defects in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: reoperations and intraoperative findings in 146 patients

T Delko, M Kraljević, T Köstler, L Rothwell, R Droeser… - Surgical …, 2016 - Springer
Background Internal hernias (IH) after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB)
have been reported with an incidence of 11%. IH can lead to bowel incarceration and …

[HTML][HTML] A double blind randomized controlled trial comparing primary suture closure with mesh augmented closure to reduce incisional hernia incidence

J Nieuwenhuizen, HH Eker, L Timmermans, WCJ Hop… - BMC surgery, 2013 - Springer
Background Incisional hernia is the most frequently seen long term complication after
laparotomy causing much morbidity and even mortality. The overall incidence remains 11 …

[HTML][HTML] Obstruction after sleeve gastrectomy, prevalence, and interventions: a cohort study of 9,726 patients with data from the Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry …

L Sillén, E Andersson, T Olbers, D Edholm - Obesity Surgery, 2021 - Springer
Background Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most common bariatric procedure worldwide.
Obstructive symptoms, together with leaks, are among the most serious postoperative …