Incidence of anastomotic strictures after gastric bypass: a prospective consecutive routine endoscopic study 1 month and 17 months after surgery in 441 patients with …

A Csendes, AM Burgos, P Burdiles - Obesity surgery, 2009 - Springer
Background Anastomotic stricture after gastric bypass for morbid obesity has been reported
as the most frequent complication after surgery. The objective of this study is to determine in …

Case report: bowel occlusion following the use of barbed sutures in abdominal surgery. A single-center experience and literature review

G Stabile, F Romano, D De Santo, F Sorrentino… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: A high level of surgical ability is required to perform endoscopic knot tying.
Barbed sutures help in avoiding this procedure, thus reducing intraoperative time and …

[HTML][HTML] Totally hand-sewn anastomosis using barbed suture device during laparoscopic gastric bypass in obese. A feasibility study and preliminary results

S Palmisano, M Giuricin, P Makovac… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Introduction: Barbed sutures are routinely used for laparotomy, peritoneal and mesenteric
closure, but few studies have reported their use for intestinal anastomosis. We proposed …

Hughes Abdominal Repair Trial (HART)—abdominal wall closure techniques to reduce the incidence of incisional hernias: feasibility trial for a multicentre, pragmatic …

RL Harries, J Cornish, D Bosanquet, B Rees… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Incisional hernias are common complications of midline abdominal closure. The
'Hughes Repair'combines a standard mass closure with a series of horizontal and two …

[HTML][HTML] Laparotomy closure techniques: do surgeons follow the latest guidelines? Results of a questionnaire

A Bloemen, R De Kleijn, S Van Steensel, F Aarts… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Incisional hernias after laparotomy are associated with significant morbidity and
increased costs. Recent research on prevention of incisional hernia formation suggests that …

Smaller staple height for circular stapled gastrojejunostomy in laparoscopic gastric bypass: early results in 1,074 morbidly obese patients

N Sakran, A Assalia, A Sternberg, Y Kluger, A Troitsa… - Obesity surgery, 2011 - Springer
Background Anastomotic leaks, stenosis, and bleeding from the gastrojejunal anastomosis
(GJA) after gastric bypass may carry high morbidity and mortality. To date, the standard …

Bidirectional jejunojejunal anastomosis prevents early small bowel obstruction due to the kinking after closure of the mesenteric defect in the laparoscopic Roux-en-Y …

P Munier, H Alratrout, I Siciliano, P Keller - Obesity Surgery, 2018 - Springer
Background The closure of the mesenteric defects (CMD) in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
(RYGB) reduces the risk of small bowel obstruction (SBO) due to internal hernia but might be …

Management of gastric leaks after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity: a tertiary care experience and design of a management algorithm

P Praveenraj, RM Gomes, S Kumar… - Journal of minimal …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is the most commonly performed
'standalone'bariatric procedure in India. Staple line gastric leaks occur infrequently but …

Decreased incidence of leaks after sleeve gastrectomy and improved treatments

M Gagner - Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2014 - soard.org
The report by Galloro et al.[1] on a new longer stent (Megastent) for correction of leaks after
sleeve gastrectomy is welcome. The other good news is the incidence of leaks after sleeve …

Intraoperative endoscopic test resulting in no postoperative leaks from the gastric pouch and gastrojejunal anastomosis in 366 laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric …

RB Shin - Obesity surgery, 2004 - Springer
Background: Postoperative leak from the gastric pouch and the anastomosis are leading
causes of morbidity and mortality after gastric bypass. Many modalities have been emerging …