Stricture Rate after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass with a 21-mm Circular Stapler: The Cleveland Clinic Experience

Abstract

Symptomatic anastomotic strictures developed in nearly a quarter of patients who underwent LRYGB utilizing a transoral 21-mm circular stapled gastrojejunal anastomosis. A single endoscopic balloon dilation was usually adequate. Strictures were not predicted by perioperative factors.