Open AccessHistopathological findings in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy specimens
Author(s) -
Rafif Al Saady,
G. C. Ejeckam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
qatar medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2227-0426
pISSN - 0253-8253
DOI - 10.5339/qmj.2019.5
Subject(s) - medicine , gastrectomy , histopathological examination , sleeve gastrectomy , pathological , lamina propria , retrospective cohort study , histopathology , surgery , gastritis , general surgery , stomach , pathology , cancer , gastric bypass , weight loss , epithelium , obesity
Objective: To study the demographic data and histopathological specimen findings of patients who have undergone laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Design: A retrospective descriptive study. Setting: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, Al-Ahli Hospital, Doha, Qatar. Methods: Data of patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2016 were retrospectively collected from the laboratory information system of Al-Ahli Hospital. Results: A total of 342 patients underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Among these patients, 294 (86%) were Qatari and 241 (70%) were female. The patient age ranged from 13 to 72 years, and most patients were in the 31–40-year age group. Histological examination of specimens showed that lymphocytic aggregates in the lamina propria were the most frequent histopathological finding (171, 50%), followed by no remarkable pathological finding (98, 28.6%). The other pathological findings were follicular gastritis, fundic gland polyps, and acute and chronic gastritis. Conclusion: Our findings clearly indicate the need for routinely performing histopathological examination of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy specimens. The study also highlights lymphocytic aggregates as the most common histopathological finding.