Endoscopic stent placement for the management of gastro-pleural and gastro-cutaneous fistula post laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a case report

Abstract Background Gastro-pleural and gastro-cutaneous fistulae formation are rare yet life-threatening complications post-bariatric surgery. To our knowledge so far only limited cases of gastro-pleural and gastro-cutaneous fistulae post gastric sleeve surgery have been reported in the literature w...

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Published in:	Journal of Medical Case Reports
Main Authors:	Om Parkash, Zahabia Sohail, Natasha Khalid
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-11-01
Subjects:	Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy Gastro-cutaneous fistula Gastro-pleural fistula Endoscopic stent placement
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-023-04200-9