Oversewing the staple line during LSG

The staple line is oversewn with 2-0 imbricating absorbable sutures.

LSG: laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Reproduced with permission from: Menzo EL, Szomstein S, Rosenthal RJ. Laparoscopic gastric sleeve. In: Fischer's Mastery of Surgery, 7th ed, Fischer JE (Ed), Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia 2019. Copyright © 2019 Wolters Kluwer Health.

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