Sleeve gastrectomy is a vertical gastric resection with tubulation of the residual stomach. It is an irreversible procedure, which causes a marked reduction in appetite and early satiety, with consequent significant weight loss (>70% excess weight). As a surgical procedure, sleeve gastrectomy can present complications similar to those of other abdominal surgeries, such as bleeding or fistulization (a rare event). Other events are staple line leakage, hemorrhage/hematoma or a splenic injury. Late complications are gastric dilatation/stricture or the hiatal hernia. We evaluated a 53-year-old patient with a history of severe obesity, and we observed a rare complication of the surgery performed to treat the patient’s obesity.

Published on: April 17, 2026
doi: 10.17756/jocd.2026-057
Citation: Magro VM, Cicchi L, Sorbino A, Pirri C, Foti C. 2026. Right Hepatic Lobe Herniation after Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Case Report. J Obes Chronic Dis 10(1): 1-3.

 

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