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Review
. 2015 Nov 7;21(41):11804-14.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i41.11804.

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: More than a restrictive bariatric surgery procedure?

David Benaiges  1 , Antonio Más-Lorenzo  1 , Albert Goday  1 , José M Ramon  1 , Juan J Chillarón  1 , Juan Pedro-Botet  1 , Juana A Flores-Le Roux  1
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Review

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: More than a restrictive bariatric surgery procedure?

David Benaiges et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is a restrictive bariatric surgery technique that was first used as part of restrictive horizontal gastrectomy in the original Scopinaro type biliopancreatic diversion. Its good results as a single technique have led to a rise in its use, and it is currently the second most performed technique worldwide. SG achieves clearly better results than other restrictive techniques and is comparable in some aspects to the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the current gold standard in bariatric surgery. These benefits have been associated with different pathophysiologic mechanisms unrelated to weight loss such as increased gastric emptying and intestinal transit, and activation of hormonal mechanisms such as increased GLP-1 hormone and decreased ghrelin. The aim of this review was to highlight the salient aspects of SG regarding its historical evolution, pathophysiologic mechanisms, main results, clinical applications and perioperative complications.

Keywords: Bariatric surgery; Dyslipidemia; Hypertension; Severe obesity; Sleeve gastrectomy; Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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