Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
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Surg Obes Relat Dis · Mar 2019
Comparative Study Observational StudyTen-year outcomes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy: an observational nonrandomized cohort study.
Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has replaced Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) as the most commonly performed bariatric surgery procedure. Data on the long-term (up to 10 yr) outcomes after SG is scarce. No previous study has compared the long-term outcomes between RYGB and SG. ⋯ This study suggested comparable effectiveness between SG and RYGB on weight loss.
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Surg Obes Relat Dis · Mar 2019
The influence of staple height on postoperative complication rates after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery using linear staplers.
The use of circular staplers with a low staple height is associated with a lower risk for complication when used to construct the gastroenterostomy in laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. The influence of staple height on outcome when using linear staplers has not been studied. ⋯ The use of low staple height for construction of the gastric pouch and gastroenterostomy in laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery was associated with lower complication rates.