Piriform Fossa Injury during Calibration Tube Insertion in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Piriform Fossa Injury during Calibration Tube Insertion in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Piriform fossa and/or esophageal injuries caused by calibration tubes are relatively rare and remain unelucidated. Herein, we report the case of a 36-year-old woman with morbid obesity, sleep apnea, and menstrual abnormalities who was scheduled to undergo laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). We in...

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Main Authors: Taiki Nabekura, Takashi Oshiro, Kotaro Wakamatsu, Natsumi Kitahara, Yuki Moriyama, Kengo Kadoya, Ayami Sato, Tomoaki Kitahara, Tasuku Urita, Yu Sato, Masaru Tsuchiya, Shinich Okazumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
bariatric and metabolic surgery
complication
iatrogenic piriform fossa and esophageal injury
orogastric calibration tube
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/11/3824

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