Long-Term Outcomes 10 Years after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Single Center Retrospective Analysis.

Introduction: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is the most frequently performed bariatric procedure in the world. The aim of the study was to evaluate outcomes after 10 years.

Methods: Patients who underwent LSG between 2005 and 2010 in a single center were retrospectively assessed, focusing mainly on the percentage of excess weight loss (%EWL) after 10 years.

Intussusception related to transverse colonic lipoma: a case report and review of the literature.

Lipomas are rare and benign colonic soft tissue lesions derived from mature adipocytes. Their poor clinical expression usually leads to a coincidental discovery during procedures like colonoscopy, imagery, surgery or autopsy. Due to their small size, a simple observation would usually be recommended.

Strangulation of giant rectal prolapse.

Introduction Rectal prolapse is the complete protrusion of the rectum through the anal canal, incarceration rarely complicates rectal prolapse. Even more rarely, it becomes strangulated and gangrenous, necessitating emergency surgery. Case presentation We present the first reported case of strangulated acute rectal prolapse as the first manifestation of rectal prolapse.

Staple line reinforcement during sleeve gastrectomy with a new type of reinforced stapler.

Background: Bleeding and staple-line leak, are the most common complications of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. To decrease the incidence of this complications, a variety of intraoperative reinforcement of staple line is used. Reinforced GIA™ is a new automatic suture device with pre-attached synthetic tissue reinforcement, but no study has evaluated its use in sleeve gastrectomy.