Reinforcement Does Not Necessarily Reduce the Rate of Staple Line Leaks After Sleeve Gastrectomy. A Review of the Literature and Clinical Experiences

摘要

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is an accepted bariatric procedure, with an advantaged by a low complication rate. A feared complication is stapler line leak. Buttressing materials have been suggested as a means of reducing staple line leak rates. We analyzed the leak rates from published series to help in demonstrating a potential cause.