It was reported a patient underwent a gastric sleeve procedure in which eight peri-strips were used with eight staple fires.
It was reported that the hospital was out of naked non-baxter staple loads and ¿removed the buttress from the pre-loads, then adhered the peri-strips to them¿.
On an unreported date, the patient experienced a post-operative leak.
The location of the leak was in the "upper 2 cm of the stomach".
The cause of the leak was unknown.
It was reported the patient required an extended hospitalization due to the leak.
It was reported the patient required a ¿redo¿ (additional surgical intervention due to the leak) and went to a different facility.
At the time of this report, the patient outcome was unknown.
No additional information is available.
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