Sleeve gastrectomy

ABSTRACT

The aim of our work is to present Experience of Sleeve Gastrectomy at Centre of Bariatric Surgery of Dow University of Health Sciences. All patients were assessed multidisciplinary team before operation. Indications for LSG were BMI 35kg/m[2] with comorbidites and BMI >40kg/m[2] without comorbidities. Standard surgical technique adapted. Gastric division by a cutting stapler. The whole staple line was observed for bleeding and tested for leak. Total 10 patients were studied of which were four males and six females, Median age of was 40 years. Pre-operative median BMI was 52.2kg/m[2] [range from 46 to 61kg/ m[2]]. Median post-operative BMI of 9 months was 34.33kg/m[2] [range from 28 to 40]. Out of 10 patients, observed complications of bleeding was seen in one case and wound infection occurred in 2 cases. Considerable weight loss observed in LSG