Open Medicine (Jan 2022)

Staple line reinforcement with nebulized cyanoacrylate glue in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: A propensity score-matched study

  • Martines Gennaro,
  • Tomasicchio Giovanni,
  • Picciariello Arcangelo,
  • Dibra Rigers,
  • Trigiante Giuseppe,
  • Lantone Giuliano,
  • Altomare Donato Francesco

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2022-0426
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 1
pp. 197 – 204

Abstract

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A dreaded complication of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is suture leak. The study aimed to assess the efficacy of the nebulized comonomer Glubran 2® (N-butyl-cyanoacrylate + metacrylosysolfolane) applied to the LSG staple line.

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