Endoscopic internal drainage for the management of leak, fistula, and collection after sleeve gastrectomy: our experience in 617 consecutive patients.

Background: Endoscopy plays a pivotal role in the management of adverse events (AE) following bariatric surgery. Leaks, fistulae, and post-operative collection after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) may occur in up to 10% of cases.

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of endoscopic internal drainage (EID) for the management of leak, fistula, and collection following SG.

EUS-Guided Transrectal Evacuation of Organized Pelvic Collection Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass After Failure of Radiological and Surgical Approach.

Introduction: Postoperative collections are an important cause of morbidity following obesity surgery. Surgical revision is most often required if general sepsis is present. Conservative treatment consists of broad spectrum antibiotics and percutaneous drainage of any collection.

A critical appraisal of laparoscopic pancreatic enucleations: right-sided procedures (Pancreatic Head, Uncus) are not mini-invasive surgery.

Laparoscopic pancreatic enucleation is increasingly performed worldwide. Few small-sized series show encouraging results, especially after enucleations performed for lesions located in the left part of the pancreas. The outcome of laparoscopic pancreatic enucleations was retrospectively evaluated by the analysis of prospectively collected parameters.

Laparoscopic minor pancreatic resections (enucleations/atypical resections). A long-term appraisal of a supposed mini-invasive approach.

Introduction: A few retrospective, small, often multicentric studies show encouraging results of laparoscopic minor pancreatic surgery, but do not allow for an evaluation of feasibility and effectiveness.

Aim: Evaluation of the results of laparoscopic minor pancreatic resections (LMPR), including atypical resections and enucleations.

Material And Methods: The outcome of all consecutive patients undergoing LMPR in a tertiary care university hospital specializing in the laparoscopic approach to solid organs (I.

Predictive factors of morbidity in distal pancreatic resections.

Objective: To evaluate the postoperative morbidity of distal pancreatic resections and to investigate its predictive factors.

Methods: The study was conducted retrospectively from a prospectively database maintained. From 1994 to 2008, 100 consecutive patients underwent left pancreatic resections.