Patient preferences or surgeon-enforced preferences, when deciding between Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus sleeve gastrectomy

I was intrigued by the report from Kallies et al. [1] on “Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus sleeve gastrectomy: what factors influence patient preference?” and asked myself the question if surgeons preferences were in fact the driver when presenting evidenced-based facts to patients helping them making a wise decision about their future procedure. Perha ps also, because sleeve gastrectomy (SG) or laparoscopic SG (LSG) has risen in popularity and patients coming to bariatric surgery offices are requesting this procedure more and more, it may, in fact, be in collusion with surgical preferences of certain bariatric surgeons.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research