Use of Self-Expandable Metal Stents in the Treatment of Leaks Complicating Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Cohort Study

Abstract

Background: Use of a self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) as an initial intervention for leaks after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has increased. We assessed the efficacy and safety of SEMS in the treatment of post-LSG leaks, and the determinants of repeated rounds of stenting.

Post authors

Majid Abdularahman Almadi 1 2, Fahad Bamihriz 3, Othman Alharbi 4, Nahla Azzam 4, Ahmed Aljammaz 5, Mohanned Eltayeb 4, Salem Thaniah 4, Abdullah Aldohayan 3, Abdulrahman Aljebreen 4