Leak or staple line rupture

Hi, has anyone had their staple line rupture or leak? I had a VBG 15 years ago and am considering a revision to RNY. I currently have 2 fistula's (holes) where the staple line let go which with my current surgery isn't a big deal because the food just falls into the big portion of my stomach however with RNY that part is removed so what happens if a hole forms again or a leakage??? Is good just going to fall into my insides? What about stomach acids???

Thanks

I honestly have no idea but this sounds like a question for the surgeon.

You could also use the search function to see if others have had the issue.

Best of luck

Thank you. I have a list of questions for him and this will be one of them. I read somewhere about this happening and just wanted to be prepared.

You would be very sick and require emergency surgery to keep you alive.

Thank you.

I would use a different doctor.

Wow. That's your reply? Why did you bother? First of all my original surgeon has retired so yes I will be using a different surgeon. Secondly there is a real risk of this happening so I'd like to be informed. Thirdly upon doing a little more research I see that the original stomach is left in place therefore if I had a staple line rupture the same thing that is happening now could happen with this new surgery. Thanks for your very valuable insight though.

Sorry you were offended.  My doctor said that he does a leakage test before his patients leave the hospital to check for leaks and this was the reason he hasn't lost anyone yet.

Hello: glad you are searching for knowledge.

Laparoscopic procedure mostly these days, and leak testing during the operation and first things post op.

sip-sip-sip plus tiny food intake training. Managing food quantity intake should be watched and done carefully.

Check out a RNY surgery video.. you'll see the connections and closures get a triple row.

Whether it's RNY or VSG.... life style changes are a must for survival and recovery.

I don't have much advice to give besides to discuss it thoroughly with your surgeon, it sounds like a question they would be able to answer the best; but I did want to clarify something. With RNY the remnant stomach is left within the patient, just separated from the pouch and bypassed; has your surgeon stated they want to remove what will be the remnant portion?