Indications for sleeve gastrectomy as a primary procedure for weight loss in the morbidly obese

ON Tucker, S Szomstein, RJ Rosenthal - Journal of Gastrointestinal …, 2008 - Elsevier
Background Single-stage laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) may represent an
additional surgical option for morbid obesity. Methods We performed a retrospective review …

One year after laparoscopic “tight” sleeve gastrectomy: technique and outcome

G Skrekas, D Lapatsanis, V Stafyla, A Papalambros - Obesity surgery, 2008 - Springer
Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is currently gaining ground as a new
option for the treatment of morbid obesity. The main advantages of this procedure are less …

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as treatment for morbid obesity: technique and short-term outcome

PE Roa, O Kaidar-Person, D Pinto, M Cho… - Obesity surgery, 2006 - Springer
Background: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP) and laparoscopic
adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) are the most commonly performed surgical procedures …

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as a stand-alone procedure for morbid obesity: report of 1,000 cases and 3-year follow-up

C Boza, J Salinas, N Salgado, G Pérez, A Raddatz… - Obesity surgery, 2012 - Springer
Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an emerging surgical technique with
encouraging results. The objective of this study is to report surgical results after 1,000 …

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: surgical technique, indications and clinical results

I Braghetto, O Korn, H Valladares, L Gutiérrez… - Obesity Surgery, 2007 - Springer
Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has been introduced as a
multipurpose restrictive procedure for obese patients. Variations of the surgical technique …

A prospective multicenter study of 163 sleeve gastrectomies: results at 1 and 2 years

D Nocca, D Krawczykowsky, B Bomans, P Noël… - Obesity Surgery, 2008 - Springer
Background Good results obtained after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), in terms of
weight loss and morbidity, have been reported in few recent studies. Our team has designed …

Mid-term follow-up after sleeve gastrectomy as a final approach for morbid obesity

E Arias, PR Martínez, V Ka Ming Li, S Szomstein… - Obesity surgery, 2009 - Springer
Background In previous publications, we demonstrated the safety and short-term efficacy of
laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) as a final step in the treatment of morbid obesity …

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy performed with intent to treat morbid obesity: a prospective single-center study of 261 patients with a median follow-up of 1 year

E Menenakos, K M. Stamou, K Albanopoulos… - Obesity surgery, 2010 - Springer
Background The aim of the study is to look at laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as a
procedure with intent to cure morbid obesity. Secondary endpoints are related to the safety …

Third International Summit: current status of sleeve gastrectomy

M Deitel, M Gagner, AL Erickson, RD Crosby - Surgery for obesity and …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has been performed for morbid
obesity in the past 10 years. LSG was originally intended as a first-stage procedure in high …

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective review of 1-and 2-year results

M Jacobs, W Bisland, E Gomez, G Plasencia… - Surgical …, 2010 - Springer
Introduction Recently, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has been added as a surgical
treatment for obesity. We report our 1-and 2-year results with LSG. Methods From …