Laparoscopic Conversion of Sleeve Gastrectomy to One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass in a Hostile Abdomen. 2021

Spyridon Kapoulas, and Mohamed Sahloul, and Rishi Singhal
Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Heatlands Hospital, Bordesley Green E, Birmingham, B95SS, UK. s_kapoulas@yahoo.gr.

OBJECTIVE Failure of weight loss is the most common indication for revisional surgery following sleeve gastrectomy (SG) as reported by Guan et al. (Obes Surg. 2019; 29:1965-1975). Recent evidence suggests that the revision rates for SG can be up to 10% when patients are followed up for more than 3 years and as high as 22% after 10 years as reported by Guan et al. (Obes Surg. 2019; 29:1965-1975). Options for revisional surgery following a SG include Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB), and re-sleeve as the commonest procedures. There is good evidence supporting revisional surgery following failure of weight loss post-primary surgery as reported by Guan et al. (Obes Surg. 2019; 29:1965-1975); Cheung et al. (Obes Surg. 2014; 24:1757-1763); Shimizu et al. (Obes Surg. 2013; 23:1766-1773); and Mora Oliver et al. (Cirugia Espanola. 2019; 97:568-574). However, at the same time, retrospective studies suggest higher complication rates following revisional surgery with a major complication rate up to 10% as reported by Yilmaz et al. (Obes Surg. 2017; 27:2855-2860); Fulton et al. (Can J Surg J Can Chir. 2017; 60:205-211); and Abdelgawad et al. (Obes Surg. 2016; 26:2144-2149). Additionally, the durability of weight loss and morbidity reduction in re-operated patients is still debated and overall high-quality evidence in the field is lacking as discussed by Abdelgawad et al. (Obes Surg. 2016; 26:2144-2149). Aim of this educational video is to demonstrate a revisional bariatric procedure which was technically difficult due to extensive intra-abdominal adhesions and explain the available surgical options and the decision-making process adopted by the surgeons. METHODS The video describes a laparoscopic conversion of a SG to OAGB in a 37-year-old female patient due to weight regain. Her primary bariatric procedure was planned to be a RYGB but due to extensive intra-abdominal adhesions discovered at the time of primary surgery, a SG was performed. Pre-primary procedure weight was 134kg with a BMI of 52.3kg/m2. After SG, the patient lost a maximum of 50kg (71.4% excess BMI loss) within the first 18 months before she started regaining weight. Her BMI was 45.4kg/m2 when she was referred for revisional surgery. During the procedure, dense small bowel adhesions were encountered and required meticulous dissection in order to free adequate small bowel to allow a safe, effective, and tension-free anastomosis. One hundred fifty centimeters of small bowel was the maximum length that could be safely dissected starting from the ligament of Treitz. An OAGB was preferred to RYGB as it is routine practice in our unit to bypass 200cm of small bowel for revisional RYGB procedures (50-cm biliopancreatic limb and 150-cm alimentary limb), whilst all OAGB's (primary and revisional) have an afferent limb of 150cm. A re-sleeve was also considered as a viable alternative. RESULTS Extensive adhesiolysis followed by OAGB were performed successfully with an uneventful post-operative course. The patient was discharged on the second post-operative day. Excess BMI loss was 58% at 1-year follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Revisional surgery can be a challenging especially in the context of extensive surgical history. OAGB can be used as an alternative to RYGB.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009767 Obesity, Morbid The condition of weighing two, three, or more times the ideal weight, so called because it is associated with many serious and life-threatening disorders. In the BODY MASS INDEX, morbid obesity is defined as having a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2. Morbid Obesity,Obesity, Severe,Morbid Obesities,Obesities, Morbid,Obesities, Severe,Severe Obesities,Severe Obesity
D010535 Laparoscopy A procedure in which a laparoscope (LAPAROSCOPES) is inserted through a small incision near the navel to examine the abdominal and pelvic organs in the PERITONEAL CAVITY. If appropriate, biopsy or surgery can be performed during laparoscopy. Celioscopy,Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures,Peritoneoscopy,Surgical Procedures, Laparoscopic,Laparoscopic Assisted Surgery,Laparoscopic Surgery,Laparoscopic Surgical Procedure,Procedure, Laparoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Laparoscopic Surgical,Surgery, Laparoscopic,Surgical Procedure, Laparoscopic,Celioscopies,Laparoscopic Assisted Surgeries,Laparoscopic Surgeries,Laparoscopies,Peritoneoscopies,Surgeries, Laparoscopic,Surgeries, Laparoscopic Assisted,Surgery, Laparoscopic Assisted
D012086 Reoperation A repeat operation for the same condition in the same patient due to disease progression or recurrence, or as followup to failed previous surgery. Revision, Joint,Revision, Surgical,Surgery, Repeat,Surgical Revision,Repeat Surgery,Revision Surgery,Joint Revision,Revision Surgeries,Surgery, Revision
D005260 Female Females
D005743 Gastrectomy Excision of the whole (total gastrectomy) or part (subtotal gastrectomy, partial gastrectomy, gastric resection) of the stomach. (Dorland, 28th ed) Gastrectomies
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000005 Abdomen That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS. Abdomens
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D015390 Gastric Bypass Surgical procedure in which the STOMACH is transected high on the body. The resulting small proximal gastric pouch is joined to any parts of the SMALL INTESTINE by an end-to-side SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS, depending on the amounts of intestinal surface being bypasses. This procedure is used frequently in the treatment of MORBID OBESITY by limiting the size of functional STOMACH, food intake, and food absorption. Gastroileal Bypass,Gastrojejunostomy,Greenville Gastric Bypass,Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass,Bypass, Gastric,Bypass, Gastroileal,Bypass, Roux-en-Y Gastric,Gastric Bypass, Greenville,Gastric Bypass, Roux-en-Y,Gastrojejunostomies,Roux en Y Gastric Bypass

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