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A Rare Case of a Gastro-Peritoneal Fistula Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Successfully Treated with Endoscopic Stenting

Gastro-peritoneal fistula is a rare but serious complication of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with significant morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a 42-year-old man who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity and presented later with a history of chronic epigastric...

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Main Authors: Kosai NR,, Khan A,, Mustafa MT,, Zalizawati ZA,, Mohd Firdaus CA,, Leong, JH
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Published: Penerbit UKM 2015
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spelling my-ukm.journal.92852016-12-14T06:49:28Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9285/ A Rare Case of a Gastro-Peritoneal Fistula Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Successfully Treated with Endoscopic Stenting Kosai NR, Khan A, Mustafa MT, Zalizawati ZA, Mohd Firdaus CA, Leong, JH Gastro-peritoneal fistula is a rare but serious complication of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with significant morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a 42-year-old man who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity and presented later with a history of chronic epigastric pain and severe reflux. Upper gastrointestinal series showed the presence of a communicating fistula between the stomach and the left hemi-diaphragm and peri-splenic area. Penerbit UKM 2015-12-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9285/1/12.%2520Kosai%2520NR%2520et%2520al..pdf Kosai NR, and Khan A, and Mustafa MT, and Zalizawati ZA, and Mohd Firdaus CA, and Leong, JH (2015) A Rare Case of a Gastro-Peritoneal Fistula Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Successfully Treated with Endoscopic Stenting. Medicine & Health, 10 (2). pp. 159-164. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/
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description Gastro-peritoneal fistula is a rare but serious complication of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with significant morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a 42-year-old man who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity and presented later with a history of chronic epigastric pain and severe reflux. Upper gastrointestinal series showed the presence of a communicating fistula between the stomach and the left hemi-diaphragm and peri-splenic area.
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author Kosai NR,
Khan A,
Mustafa MT,
Zalizawati ZA,
Mohd Firdaus CA,
Leong, JH
spellingShingle Kosai NR,
Khan A,
Mustafa MT,
Zalizawati ZA,
Mohd Firdaus CA,
Leong, JH
A Rare Case of a Gastro-Peritoneal Fistula Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Successfully Treated with Endoscopic Stenting
author_facet Kosai NR,
Khan A,
Mustafa MT,
Zalizawati ZA,
Mohd Firdaus CA,
Leong, JH
author_sort Kosai NR,
title A Rare Case of a Gastro-Peritoneal Fistula Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Successfully Treated with Endoscopic Stenting
title_short A Rare Case of a Gastro-Peritoneal Fistula Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Successfully Treated with Endoscopic Stenting
title_full A Rare Case of a Gastro-Peritoneal Fistula Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Successfully Treated with Endoscopic Stenting
title_fullStr A Rare Case of a Gastro-Peritoneal Fistula Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Successfully Treated with Endoscopic Stenting
title_full_unstemmed A Rare Case of a Gastro-Peritoneal Fistula Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Successfully Treated with Endoscopic Stenting
title_sort rare case of a gastro-peritoneal fistula following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy successfully treated with endoscopic stenting
publisher Penerbit UKM
publishDate 2015
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9285/1/12.%2520Kosai%2520NR%2520et%2520al..pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9285/
http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/
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