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Document Type

Original Article

Abstract

Introduction: morbid obesity is a serious health concern on a global scale. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy remains one of the safest and most effective modern surgical options for the treatment of morbid obesity. Although the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is safe and efficacious, post-operative vomiting is abundantly common and problematic. Aim: This study's objective was to assess the frequency of vomiting six months after a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, it's causes with investigations and ways of management. Patients and methods: This study comprised eighty (80) people who were morbidly obese. Preoperative evaluations and a 6-month postoperative follow-up were performed on all patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. At the Al Azhar University Hospitals in Cairo, Egypt, patients were treated. Retrospective controls were used for the study from February 2021 to May 2022. Results: large percentage of patients (40%) developed post operative vomiting during the first 48 post operative hours. while (5%) of case who continue to suffer from vomiting during the post operative 6 months. Conclusion: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is highly effective and widespread in weight loss operation that has its own specific complications. Our results show that postoperative vomiting after Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy represents a significant complication which occurs commonly after Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Vomiting of medical causes responds well to centrally acting antiemetic. And to a lesser extent, endoscopic and surgical interventions were required for technical problems.

Keywords

Incidence; Management; Vomiting; After laparoscopic; Sleeve gastrectomy

Subject Area

General Surgery

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