Outcomes of reoperative surgery in severely obese patients after sleeve gastrectomy: a single-institution experience
Despite its popularity, sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is not devoid of postoperative complications and weight regain. Some of these cases warrant conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or proximal gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy. Complications after conversion are scarcely reported in the literature.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Joel S. Frieder, Rene Aleman, Camila Ortiz Gomez, Francisco Ferri, Luis Felipe Okida, David Romero Funes, Emanuele Lo Menzo, Samuel Szomstein, Raul J. Rosenthal Tags: Original article Source Type: research
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