ArticleObesity surgery2013
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity: 5 years experience from an Asian center of excellence.
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- Port Site Placement and Outcomes for Surgical Obesity and Metabolic Surgeries (PSPOSO) Checklist: A New Reporting Checklist Based on Evidential Assessment of the Number of Trocars and Positions.Obesity surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Midterm Outcome of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Asians: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Obesity surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Learning Curves of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy in Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Introduction of a Standardization.Obesity surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Comparison of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy leak rates in five staple-line reinforcement options: a systematic review.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Pooled it
- Sleeve gastrectomy and hypertension: a systematic review of long-term outcomes.Surgical endoscopy · 2019Pooled it
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- Sleeve Gastrectomy and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a Systematic Review of Long-Term Outcomes.Obesity surgery · 2016Pooled it
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- Long-Term Metabolic Remission and Predictive Factors After Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in an Asian Population.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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- Asia's Growing Contribution to Obesity Surgery Research: A 40-year Bibliometric Analysis.Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- Sleeve Gastrectomy: Literature Results.Maedica · 2024Article
- The Utility of Video Recording in Assessing Bariatric Surgery Complications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- The utility of intraoperative endoscopy to assist novice surgeons in the detection of gastric stenosis during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.BMC surgery · 2022Article
- Safety and effectiveness of reduced-port laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in Asian morbidly obese patients.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Learning curve and global benchmark values of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: results of first 100 cases of a newly trained surgeon in an Italian center of excellence.Updates in surgery · 2021Article
- Use of fibrin glue in bariatric surgery: analysis of complications after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on 450 consecutive patients.Updates in surgery · 2021Article
- Outcomes of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty; how does it compare to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Endoscopy international open · 2020Article
- Cost-effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery for People with Morbid Obesity in South Korea.Obesity surgery · 2020Article
- Five-Year Outcomes with Stand-alone Primary Sleeve Gastrectomy.Obesity surgery · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is emerging as a popular "stand-alone" bariatric procedure. We report our 5 years experience with LSG as a single-stage bariatric procedure with which to study the technical progress, learning curve, complications, and follow-up results.
methodsProspectively collected data of 228 patients (145 females and 83 males), who underwent LSG for morbid obesity, from February 2007 to March 2012, was retrospectively analyzed.
resultsThe mean age was 34.68 years (range, 18-62 years) and the mean preoperative body mass index (BMI) was 37.42 ± 4.75 kg/m(2) (range, 32.08-65.69 kg/m(2)). Mean operative time was 60.63 ± 27.37 min. The mean BMI decreased to 26.15 ± 3.71 kg/m(2) at 3 years (p < 0.001) and to 27.94 ± 4.08 kg/m(2) at 5 years (p < 0.001). Mean percentage excess weight loss was 71.96 ± 21.30 % at 3 years and 63.71 ± 20.08 % at 5 years. The 30-day readmission rate was 3.07 %.Overall complication rate was 4.3 %, including strictures, leaks, peritonitis, gastrocutaneous fistula, and one (0.43 %) mortality. One patient with weight regain and another with stricture underwent conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Complication rates significantly decreased after the first 50 cases (p = 0.022), suggesting an initial learning curve. Resolution of diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia was 66.67, 100, and 50 %, respectively, at 5 years.
conclusionsLSG as a single-stage bariatric procedure is safe and durable, achieving weight loss and resolution of comorbidities up to 5 years. Adherence to technical details is pivotal in reducing complications associated with the initial learning phase.
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