Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as day-case surgery: a review of the litterature.

Day-case surgery (DCS) in digestive surgery is a hot topic and new indications for DCS in the field of gastrointestinal surgery have recently been described. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has become a very popular bariatric procedure in recent years. LSG is a reproducible, standardized procedure with a short operating time and possibly simple perioperative management. It therefore meets the criteria to be performed as a DCS procedure. Recent published series of LSG as DCS have demonstrated its feasibility.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Review articles Source Type: research