RYFJ is a safe and feasible salvage procedure for the treatment of patients with post-SG fistula. Longer outcome analysis is, however, needed especially regarding the physiological and metabolic behavior of the procedure.

LGP for patients with severe obesity is safe and feasible with low rates of serious complications. As compared to LSG, LGP is associated to higher postoperative rate of nausea, lower operative cost, and lower EWL at 18-month follow-up (P = 0.041).

Intrasplenic abscess complicating laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is different from early extra splenic abscesses. The exact causes are still unclear; the role of partial splenic ischemia has to be rolled out.

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