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Stapling Through a Bougie During Sleeve Gastrectomy in a Superobese Patient-a Video Vignette.

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Purpose

Bariatric-metabolic surgery in superobese patients (BMI > 50 kg/m²) is very challenging indeed with little room for error. In many cases, a two-step procedure is required, since more complex primary bariatric procedures can be technically demanding and bearing a relevant risk for the patient. At our institution, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the preferred primary procedure, followed by a conversion to either SADI-S or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) after initial weight loss is achieved [1, 2]. This video aims at demonstrating the conversion from primary SG to RYGB due to an adverse event in a 45-year-old superobese female patient (weight, 170 kg; BMI, 73 kg/m²).

Methods

An intraoperative laparoscopic video has been anonymized and edited to demonstrate the course of the operation on the patient mentioned above.

Results

The start of the procedure was uneventful. After a successful mobilization of the greater curvature, the stomach was resected with an electronic stapling device guided by a firm 36-french bougie (Rüsch, Germany) towards the angle of His. Due to a limited view, a stapler was placed over the bougie, which resulted in the stomach being subtotally transected, the staples attaching the bougie to the sleeve about 5 cm from the gastroesophageal junction. Salvage surgery after removing the remnants of the bougie was a conversion to RYGB.

Conclusion

When performing a bariatric-metabolic surgery in superobese patients, an extended skill level is required to provide a solution, should anything go wrong. Therefore, we suggest bariatric-metabolic surgery in superobese patients to be performed solely and specifically at high-volume centres.

SUBMITTER: Bichler C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7467964 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Stapling Through a Bougie During Sleeve Gastrectomy in a Superobese Patient-a Video Vignette.

Bichler Christoph C Jedamzik Julia J Felsenreich Daniel M DM Langer Felix B FB Eilenberg Magdalena M Vock Natalie N Steinlechner Katharina K Eichelter Jakob J Gensthaler Lisa L Prager Gerhard G

Obesity surgery 20200702 10

<h4>Purpose</h4>Bariatric-metabolic surgery in superobese patients (BMI > 50 kg/m<sup>2</sup>) is very challenging indeed with little room for error. In many cases, a two-step procedure is required, since more complex primary bariatric procedures can be technically demanding and bearing a relevant risk for the patient. At our institution, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the preferred primary procedure, followed by a conversion to either SADI-S or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) after ini ...[more]

PMID: 32617922

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Stapling Through a Bougie During Sleeve Gastrectomy in a Superobese Patient-a Video Vignette.

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Stapling Through a Bougie During Sleeve Gastrectomy in a Superobese Patient-a Video Vignette.

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