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This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Outcome of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with or without staple line oversewing in morbidly obese patients: a randomized study. J Lap Adv Surg Tech 2013; 23: 895-899.

Published: 18th March 2014

Authors: Aggarwal MS, Sharma AP, Ramaswamy M

Conclusion

The oversewing procedure took a mean of 22min longer in this study that included 60 operations. There were no anastomotic leaks in the oversewing group, but two in the group that had stapling alone.

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