Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy was highlighted as a safe and effective bariatric surgical procedure by several studies presented recently at the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery ...

The results of a study published in the Annals of Surgery suggest that laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy should be regarded as the procedure of choice in a selected group of patients with morbid obesity ...

The perioperative risk is similar and low for both laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB); therefore, that risk should not be a deciding factor in the ...

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) initially was used as a stage of more complicated bariatric procedures: the first step of duodenal switch (DS) [1-4]. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has been ...

The California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) has been requested to review the scientific evidence for the use of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) also known as vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) or ...

Bariatric surgery on an obese patient. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy led to a statistically significant reduction in epicardial fat thickness, a marker for atherosclerosis, 12 months after surgery.

(HealthDay News) — Among patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) does not resolve symptoms for most patients and can even induce symptoms, while ...

Obese patients wanting to go under the knife to lose weight now have another option: laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Since it made its debut in Siouxland in May, the procedure, which decreases ...

The risk of developing micronutrient deficiencies after malabsorbitive weight loss surgery is well recognized, 1 being the thiamine deficiency a major determinant of the micronutrient-responsive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Open gastrectomy has long been the criterion standard worldwide. However, application of laparoscopic ...

CMS is considering whether to provide Medicare coverage for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, and is requesting evidence speaking to the health outcomes attributable to the use of LSG in the Medicare ...