BACKGROUND: The vertical gastrectomy indications for surgical treatment of morbid obesity have increased worldwide. Despite this increase, many aspects of surgical technique still remains in controversy. AIM: To contribute presenting surgical details in order to better realize the vertical gastrectomy technique in bariatric surgery. METHODS: Technical systematization, patient preparation, positioning of the trocars, operative technique and postoperative care are presented in details. RESULTS: During 12 months were enrolled 120 patients undergoing GV according to the technique described herein. The results are published in another ABCD article (ABCD 2015;28(Supl.1):61-64) in this same volume and number. CONCLUSION: The surgical technique proposed here presented itself viable and facilitating the surgeon's work on difficult points of the vertical gastrectomy.
BACKGROUND: The vertical gastrectomy indications for surgical treatment of morbid obesity have increased worldwide. Despite this increase, many aspects of surgical technique still remains in controversy. AIM: To contribute presenting surgical details in order to better realize the vertical gastrectomy technique in bariatric surgery. METHODS: Technical systematization, patient preparation, positioning of the trocars, operative technique and postoperative care are presented in details. RESULTS: During 12 months were enrolled 120 patients undergoing GV according to the technique described herein. The results are published in another ABCD article (ABCD 2015;28(Supl.1):61-64) in this same volume and number. CONCLUSION: The surgical technique proposed here presented itself viable and facilitating the surgeon's work on difficult points of the vertical gastrectomy.
Authors: Rudolf A Weiner; Sylvia Weiner; Ingmar Pomhoff; Christoph Jacobi; Wojciech Makarewicz; Gerhard Weigand Journal: Obes Surg Date: 2007-10 Impact factor: 4.129
Authors: Roger Moura de Brito; Caio Márcio Barros de Oliveira; Ed Carlos Rey Moura; Giuliano Peixoto Campelo; Roclides Castro Lima; Ciro Sousa de Moura Fe; Tércio Maia Sousa; Eduardo José Silva Gomes de Oliveira; Almir Vieira Dibai Filho; Plínio da Cunha Leal Journal: Acta Cir Bras Date: 2022-10-10 Impact factor: 1.564