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17442875

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-19
pubmed:abstractText
Gastrogastric fistulas are an uncommon complication following laparoscopic Roux-Y gastric bypass surgery (LRYGB) and may be caused by staple-line dehiscence or leak. Described here is a novel technique to treat these fistulae via a laparoscopic transgastric approach and closure of the fistulous tract with an Endo Stitch device. The 33-year-old patient, post LRYGB in 2002, with documented gastrogastric fistula, had failed non-operative management. A transoral endoscope was passed into the cephalad portion of the gastrogastric fistula; a glidewire was passed from the gastric pouch into the gastric remnant. Laparoscopically, 2 gastrotomies were made and a "pneumogastrium" created with carbon dioxide. Under direct, transgastric visualization, the distal portion of the gastrogastric fistula was closed using an Endo Stitch device. This technique is safe and reproducible when performed by an experienced laparoscopic surgeon and could be modified for other scenarios requiring alternate access to the stomach.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1553-3506
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
18-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Laparoscopic transgastric repair of a gastrogastric fistula after gastric bypass: a novel technique.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports