Open AccessManagement of Distal Gastric Leak After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy by Double Pigtail Catheter
Author(s) -
Mani Habibi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the annals of clinical and analytical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2667-663X
DOI - 10.4328/jcam.4745
Subject(s) - medicine , pigtail , leak , catheter , surgery , gastrectomy , sleeve gastrectomy , general surgery , gastric bypass , cancer , physics , environmental engineering , weight loss , optical fiber , optics , obesity , engineering
Gastric leakage postsurgery is the most feared complication of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy due to the difficulty of its management. While gastric leakagemanagement postsurgery is often performed using internal drainage catheters accompanied by self-expandable metal stents, endoscopic internal drainage by double pigtail catheter has recently become a recommended approach. Here we describe our treatment of a patient who experienced distal gastric leakage after undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy using double pigtail catheter and our treatment recommendations based on the patient outcome