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- Title
Management of Type 1 Late Sleeve Leak with Gastrobronchial Fistula by Laparoscopic Suturing and Conversion to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Video Report.
- Authors
Praveenraj, Palanivelu; Gomes, Rachel; Kumar, Saravana; Senthilnathan, Palanisamy; Parthasarathi, Ramakrishnan; Rajapandian, Subbiah; Palanivelu, Chinnusamy
- Abstract
Background: Gastrobronchial fistula (GBF) is a rare but serious complication after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). It commonly appears sometime after the primary LSG. (Alharbi Ann Thorac Med. 8(3):179-80, ; Albanopoulos et al. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 9(6):e97-9, ). Surgical approach is an effective treatment. (Rebibo et al. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 10(3):460-67, ). The aim of this video was to demonstrate the operative management of a gastrobronchial fistula after LSG by laparoscopic suturing and conversion to a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Methods: We present the case of a 53-year-old woman, with a BMI of 50.2 who presented with a left lower lobe consolidation 7 months after LSG. Imaging revealed a gastrobronchial fistula with left lower lobe consolidation and small sub-diaphragmatic collections. Endoscopy done revealed a fistulous opening beyond the oesophago-gastric junction and a trial of endoscopic stenting failed. Results: In this multimedia high definition video, we present step-by-step the operative management of a late sleeve leak with gastrobronchial fistula by laparoscopic suturing and conversion to a RYGB. The procedure included mobilization of the gastric sleeve, identification and suturing of the fistulous opening, creation of a gastric pouch, creation of an ante-colic Roux limb, gastro-jejunal anastomosis and jejuno-jejunal anastomosis. Drainage of the fistula decreased with absence of a leak on imaging and pneumonia resolved in 15 days. This patient was diagnosed 7 months postoperatively with a gastric sleeve leak and the time to fistula closure from diagnosis was 2 months. Conclusion: GBF is a severe complication of bariatric surgery that usually presents late in the postoperative period. GBF after LSG can be treated by surgical fistula repair and conversion of the sleeve into a RYGB.
- Subjects
BRONCHIAL fistula; GASTRIC bypass; SUTURING; BARIATRIC surgery; MORBID obesity; POSTOPERATIVE period
- Publication
Obesity Surgery, 2015, Vol 25, Issue 12, p2462
- ISSN
0960-8923
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11695-015-1912-3