Staple line reinforcement during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: Does it affect clinical outcomes?

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 286-289

  Glaysher, Michael ^a   Khan, Omar A ^b   Mabvuure, Nigel Tapiwa ^c   Wan, Andrew ^b   Reddy, Marcus ^b   Vasilikostas, Georgios ^b  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buttressing materials; Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; Staple line reinforcement

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORBID OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY; STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT; SURGICAL STAPLING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL STAPLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876080267     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.02.015     Document Type: Review

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