Comment on: FIVE YEARS RESULTS AFTER RESLEEVE GASTRECTOMY

As laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) reaches maturity as a stand-alone bariatric procedure, long-term data continue to evolve regarding its associated outcomes and complication profile. Recent randomized clinical trials have confirmed good if somewhat variable excess weight loss (EWL) at 5 years ranging from 50-80%, generally comparable or slightly inferior to that of roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB).[1-3] Various definitions of success have been proposed, but one of the more commonly utilized metrics requires greater than 50% EWL at 12-18 months following surgery.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research