Background Reoperative bariatric surgery has become a common practice in many bariatric
surgery programs. There is currently little evidence-based guidance regarding specific …

Objective The study compared laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) staple-line leak rates
of 4 prevalent surgical options: no reinforcement, oversewing, nonabsorbable bovine …

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 …

Gastric sleeve gastrectomy has become a frequent bariatric procedure. Its apparent
simplicity hides a number of serious, sometimes fatal, complications. This is more important …

In this paper, we analyze and discuss the possibility of Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
being accepted as a primary and definitive procedure for obese patients with comorbidities …

Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is widely adopted but exposes serious
complications. Methods A retrospective database analysis was done to study LSG staple …

Background Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) has emerged as one of the
most commonly performed bariatric procedures worldwide. Unfortunately, revisional surgery …

Initially introduced in the early 1990s, adjustable gastric banding (AGB) is the most
commonly performed bariatric operation in many places in the world, including Europe …

The adjustable gastric band (L) AGB gained popularity as a weight loss procedure.
However, long-term results are disappointing; many patients need revision to laparoscopic …

Bariatric revision surgery is associated with several complications that can be attributed to
decreased quality of tissue and complexity of the surgery. A laparoscopic sleeve …