Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Case contributed by Sameh Saied Ali
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Morbid obesity with BMI 45, diabetes and hypertension

Patient Data

Age: 27
Gender: Female
Fluoroscopy

Remnant gastric pouch after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy appears as a long tubular pouch with a relative widening of the distal end of the pouch that represents the preserved gastric antrum. 

Case Discussion

Gastric sleeve operation is a modern bariatric surgery, where about 75 % of the stomach is removed. It is irreversible.   

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