Results
post-LSG leak, fistula, post-LSG gastric leak
Of 67 (12 and 55 post-LSG leak or fistula patients with primary surgery performed in our department and other centers, respectively) patients who presented with post-LSG leak or fistula, 30 patients (12/30 and 18/30 with primary LSG performed in our department and other centers, respectively) met the inclusion criteria for this study. The eligible 30 patients were randomized into two groups: SG and EG (Fig. Consort flow chartMean age of patients with post-LSG gastric leak or fistula was 42.3 ± 8.7 and 42.6 ± 8.3 years-old in SG and EG, respectively. Females constituted 73.3% (11/15) and 80% (12/15) of patients in SG and EG, respectively (Table Characteristics of the patientsOperative intervention and postoperative recurrenceHighly significant The observed incidence of recurrent gastric leak during the first week post-repair was significantly higher in SG than EG (No patients died in EG, while two patients died in SG and this difference was not statistically significant (