How does sutures pattern influence stomach motility after endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty? A computational study.

ABSTRACT: The relatively recent adoption of Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) amongst obese patients has gained approval within the surgical community due to its notable benefits, including significant weight loss, safety, feasibility, repeatability, and potential reversibility. However, despite its promising clinical outcomes and reduced invasiveness, there is still a lack of standardised procedures for performing ESG. Multiple suture patterns and stitching methods have been proposed over time, yet rational tools to quantify and compare their effects on gastric tissues are absent. To address this gap, this study proposed a computational approach. The research involved a case study analyzing three distinct suture patterns (C-shaped, U-shaped and Z-shaped) using a patient-specific computational st

SUBMITTER: Berardo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11628582 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature