Some surgeons anchor the sleeve with several interrupted stitches along the 'new' greater curve to the omentum, with the hope that this will prevent torsion. Should this be routinely done in all cases?
Miguel Angel Sanchez-Hurtado
Dear Dr. Rangarajan,
Maybe you can find some answers in a 2018 prospective study, on the
Role of staple line fixation during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy:
https://www.ijsurgery.com/index.php/isj/article/view/2117
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