Introduction Sleeve gastrectomy has become a popular stand-alone bariatric procedure with
comparable weight loss and resolution of comorbidities to that of laparoscopic gastric …

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

Background For the purpose of building best practice guidelines, an international expert
panel was surveyed in 2014 and compared with the 2011 Sleeve Gastrectomy Consensus …

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an emerging surgical approach,
but 1 that has seen a surge in popularity because of its perceived technical simplicity …

Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) remains under scrutiny as a stand-
alone bariatric procedure. The most feared complication after LSG is staple line leak …

Background LSG has been increasingly performed. Long-term follow-up is necessary.
Methods During the Fourth International Consensus Summit on LSG in New York Dec. 2012 …

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 …

Objective: Questions remain regarding best surgical techniques to use for a laparoscopic
sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) including the use of staple line reinforcement (SLR), bougie size …

Obesity is a common disease affecting adults and children. The incidence of obesity in
Canada is increasing. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a relatively new and …