Comment on: perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy in super-obese and super-super-obese patients: a national database analysis

We have read with great interest this study [1] analyzing the perioperative outcomes of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) in super-obese patients (SO; body mass index [BMI] 50 –59.9 kg/m2) and super-super-obese patients (SSO; BMI ≥60 kg/m2). The authors investigated the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program database, and 356,621 patients met the inclusion criteria. Of these, 255,459 (71.6%) underwent SG and 101,162 (28.4%) under went RYGB.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Editorial comment Source Type: research