Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for obesity and its comorbidities. Several bariatric
surgeries are available, and a multidisciplinary approach is recommended for choosing the …

Background The growing need for surgeons who are educated and trained in bariatric
surgery has raised many issues related to training in this field. Objectives This study was …

Background The results in the literature regarding the learning curve (LC) of laparoscopic
sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) are scarce and non-definitive. The purpose of the study was to …

Background Since the great diffusion of laparoscopic treatment of obesity, there is a growing
interest concerning the learning process for those surgeons who undertake the bariatric …

Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is a popular bariatric procedure in
morbidly obese Asians. Objectives To investigate the effect of initial weight loss on midterm …

Purpose Successful weight loss after bariatric surgery has been associated with a variety of
factors. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of educational status on surgical …

Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is increasingly being acknowledged as an
effective independent bariatric procedure for obese persons with type 2 diabetes. Data on …

Methods One hundred six morbidly obese patients were subjected to vertical sleeve
gastrectomy in King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH) from March 2014 to April 2015 …

Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is the most commonly performed
bariatric surgical procedure. Little is known about how surgeon training background …

Objective: To determine the learning curve (LC) of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG)
based on an excess weight loss (EWL). Study Design: Observational study. Place and …