The following publication which mentions gore® seamguard® bioabsorbable staple line reinforcement was reviewed: retrospective comparison of single-port sleeve gastrectomy versus three-port laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a propensity score adjustment analysis.Purpose: evaluate the efficacy of single-port sleeve gastrectomy (spsg) and then compare it to a less-invasive sleeve approach (three-port) (3psg) according to a propensity score (ps) matching analysis.Materials and methods: we analyzed all patients who underwent sg through a three-port or a single-port laparoscopic approach.Results: after 2 years, the follow-up was completed in 84% patients treated with 3psg and 95% patients of the spsg group.Excess weight loss (ewl) was comparable for the first year of follow-up within the two groups except for the controls at 3 months in which the spsg group showed a higher ewl.Conclusion: we demonstrated the efficacy of spsg in bariatric surgery even compared to another, less invasive, laparoscopic sg approach (three-port).The article reports, "laparoscopy revision for bleeding on the cutting line was required in two patients of the 3psg group and one patient of the spsg group.".
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