Presentation
Morbid obesity with BMI 45, diabetes and hypertension
Patient Data
Age: 27
Gender: Female
From the case:
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
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Remnant gastric pouch after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy appears as a long tubular pouch with a relative widening of the distal end of the pouch that represents the preserved gastric antrum.
Case Discussion
Gastric sleeve operation is a modern bariatric surgery, where about 75 % of the stomach is removed. It is irreversible.