Gastro-gastric Fistula: a Rare Complication of Gastric Banding

Author(s):  
Tiago Corvelo Pavão ◽  
Rosa Simão ◽  
Mário Nora ◽  
Carlos Casimiro
2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 531-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Sneijder ◽  
H. A. Cense ◽  
M. Hunfeld ◽  
R. S. Breederveld

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uta Waidner ◽  
Doris Henne-Bruns ◽  
Anna Maria Wolf

2018 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. e15-e17 ◽  
Author(s):  
JF Ball ◽  
L Sreedharan ◽  
S Reddy ◽  
BHL Tan ◽  
V Sujendran

Delayed gastrointestinal bleeding in the context of a gastric fistula is a very rare complication of longitudinal sleeve gastrectomy. We report the case of a patient who presented with massive gastrointestinal bleeding from a pseudoaneurysm arising from the splenic artery following complications after a longitudinal sleeve gastrectomy several months previously. The case was successfully managed with angiographic embolisation and we present our experience with recommendations for managing this rare but life-threatening complication.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Esam Batayyah ◽  
Waed Yaseen ◽  
Faris Alshareef

Abstract Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is currently a stand-alone bariatric procedure with a low complication profile. A rare complication of leak following sleeve gastrectomy was reported in this study. Its rareness and nonspecific clinical presentation could make the diagnosis difficult and could be easily confused with leak and subdiaphragmatic abscess. A 22-year-old Saudi female with body mass index 41 underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in 2017, presented 18 months later to emergency department complaining of fever and abdominal pain for 3 months prior to presentation. Computed tomography of abdomen revealed a large splenic abscess, upper gastrointestinal studies were unremarkable. Patient was taken for laparoscopic exploration with finding of splenic abscess and gastric fistula, splenectomy and clipping of fistula was performed. The management of splenic abscess remains controversial. Splenectomy and antibiotics have generally been the definitive treatment particularly with large multilobulated collection. Familiarity with the rare complications as splenic abscess will allow for a prompt diagnosis and treatment.


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