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Slovenská chirurgia 3 - 4/2021
Gastric leak after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy - a case report
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is one of the restrictive bariatric procedures. Due to its technical complexity and excellent results, it is currently the most widely used technique in the treatment of the morbid obesity. The most serious complications of this technique are gastric leak and bleeding from the stapling line. There are currently no uniform procedures for treating patients with gastric leak. The case report deals with the management of a patient after sleeve gastrectomy with a leak in the area of the stapling line.
Keywords: bariatric surgery, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric leak
