Comparison of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy leak rates in four staple-line reinforcement options: A systematic review

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 713-723

  Gagner, Michel ^a   Buchwald, Jane N ^b  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Division of Scientific Writing   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric; Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; Leak; LSG; Metabolic; Reinforcement; Staple line; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE POLYMER MEMBRANE; BOVINE PERICARDIAL STRIPS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY; MORTALITY; OVERSEWING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY; STAPLE LINE LEAK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; GASTRECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; OBESITY, MORBID; PROCEDURES; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURE;

ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; OBESITY, MORBID; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURES;

EID: 84908089005     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: 18787533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2014.01.016     Document Type: Article

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