Open AccessSplenic Abscess after Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Report of Two Cases
Author(s) -
Nasser Sakran,
Anat Ilivitzki,
AbdelRauf Zeina,
Ahmad Assalia
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
obesity facts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1662-4033
pISSN - 1662-4025
DOI - 10.1159/000342805
Subject(s) - medicine , abscess , sleeve gastrectomy , surgery , splenic infarction , gastrectomy , spleen , general surgery , gastric bypass , weight loss , cancer , obesity
Partial demarcation and infarction of the upper pole of the spleen is not a rare occurrence after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). However, development of an abscess in the absence of leakage is extremely rare.
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