Choosing the best endoscopic approach for post-bariatric surgical leaks and fistulas: Basic principles and recommendations

Figure 7 Stents for the treatment of post bariatric and metabolic surgery leaks. A: Esophageal fully covered self-expandable metal stent; B: Tissue in-growth in an esophageal partially covered self-expandable metal stent; C: Esophageal stent for the treatment of an acute leak after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; D: Customized bariatric stent for the management of an acute leak in the angle of His after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy showing a stenosis at the level of the incisura angularis. FCSEMS: Fully covered self-expandable metal stents; GEJ: Gastroesophageal junction; PCSEMS: Partially covered self-expandable metal stents.