Abstract
Abstract Introduction: In this video, a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is presented in an obese, 40-year-old female patient. The patient had 42.2 BMI and no other comorbidities. The patient came to our institution because she could not lose weight after the placement of two gastric bands on her stomach and the presence of a gastrojejunostomy. The runtime of the video is 9 minutes and 27 seconds. Materials and Methods: The patient had undergone placement of the gastric band at the pars flaccida region before ~3 years. The patient gained weight after 2 years from the placement of this gastric band. The surgeon who had placed this first band suggested her second band placement near the pylorus. At the same time, he suggested her construction of a gastrojejunostomy near the pylorus, just before the second band. The gastrojejunostomy was created ~120 cm distally the ligament of Treitz. During the last year, the patient faced several problems with epigastric pain, distension, and weight gain. The symptom...
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