Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity: Is It an Easy Procedure?

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  • Emilio Manno Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Ospedale Cardarelli, Naples, Italy

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https://doi.org/10.17140/SROJ-6-e004

Abstract

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is currently the most performed bariatric procedure in the world. The 4th International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) Global registry report (2014-18) estimates 87,015 procedures, equal to 45.9% of all bariatric procedures. Initially performed as the first step of the duodenals witch (biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD-DS)), a very complex malabsorptive procedure invented by a Canadian Surgeon P.

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Published

2020-10-13

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Emilio Manno. (2020). Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity: Is It an Easy Procedure?. Surgical Research, 6(1), e1. https://doi.org/10.17140/SROJ-6-e004

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021): Volume 6 Issue 1 2021

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