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Factors that promote successful endoscopic management of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy leaks.

Marc A WardAhmed EbrahimJessica S ClothierPurvi K PrajapatiGerald O OgolaDaniel G DavisSteven G Leeds
Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2020)
Endoscopic therapies, such as EVAC, stent placement, internal drainage, and over-the-scope clips, have a higher chance of success if performed earlier to their sentinel surgery and if patients have had no prior bariatric surgeries. Patients who require additional surgery tend to have longer hospital stays and readmission rates. Using the treatment algorithm provided can help determine when endoscopic therapies are likely to succeed.
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