A retrospective single-center study involving 2,391 patients undergoing primary laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) found that systematic staple line oversewing was associated with significantly improved postoperative outcomes. Researchers analyzed patients treated between 2014 and 2025, comparing those who underwent standard LSG without staple line reinforcement (583 patients) with those who received staple line oversewing (1,808 patients). Using the Clavien–Dindo classification system for postoperative complications and the ClassIntra system for intraoperative events, investigators observed a significantly lower overall postoperative complication rate in the reinforced group compared with the non-reinforced group (3.21% vs.
7.20%). Significant reductions were observed in both minor and severe complications, including Clavien–Dindo grade I and grade IIIB events. Multivariate analysis…
