Is Intraoperative Leak Test Required in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy?

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Mayir B.

JCPSP-JOURNAL OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS PAKISTAN, vol.31, no.3, pp.318-321, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 31 Issue: 3
• Publication Date: 2021
• Doi Number: 10.29271/jcpsp.2021.03.318
• Journal Name: JCPSP-JOURNAL OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS PAKISTAN
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
• Page Numbers: pp.318-321
• Keywords: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, Intraoperative leak test, Stapler line leak, STATEMENT, ROUTINE
• Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
• Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the efficacy of intraoperative leak test (IOLT) by methylene blue to identify the presence of leak during standardised sleeve gastrectomy (SG) procedure.