Modifications to Gastric Sleeve: Implications for GRED and Quality of Life

For antral calibration, a 50 cc balloon catheter was used to guide the staple line.

"Fundus transection was performed 1 cm from the fat pad in calibrated cases (an anatomically constant area near the short gastric vessels that contains minimal fat and facilitates dissection toward the diaphragmatic crus)."

In patients without antrum calibration, gastric transection was performed 5 cm from the pylorus.

"Fundus transection was performed adjacent to the fat pad in no calibrated cases."