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. 2017 Sep;27(9):2279-2289.
doi: 10.1007/s11695-017-2666-x.

Bariatric Surgery and Endoluminal Procedures: IFSO Worldwide Survey 2014

L Angrisani  1 , A Santonicola  2 , P Iovino  3 , A Vitiello  1 , N Zundel  4 , H Buchwald  5 , N Scopinaro  6
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Bariatric Surgery and Endoluminal Procedures: IFSO Worldwide Survey 2014

L Angrisani et al. Obes Surg. 2017 Sep.

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Abstract

Background and aim: Several bariatric surgery worldwide surveys have been previously published to illustrate the evolution of bariatric surgery in the last decades. The aim of this survey is to report an updated overview of all bariatric procedures performed in 2014.For the first time, a special section on endoluminal techniques was added.

Methods: The 2014 International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) survey form evaluating the number and the type of surgical and endoluminal bariatric procedures was emailed to all IFSO societies. Trend analyses from 2011 to 2014 were also performed.

Results: There were 56/60 (93.3%) responders. The total number of bariatric/metabolic procedures performed in 2014 consisted of 579,517 (97.6%) surgical operations and 14,725 (2.4%) endoluminal procedures. The most commonly performed procedure in the world was sleeve gastrectomy (SG) that reached 45.9%, followed by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) (39.6%), and adjustable gastric banding (AGB) (7.4%). The annual percentage changes from 2013 revealed the increase of SG and decrease of RYGB in all the IFSO regions (USA/Canada, Europe, and Asia/Pacific) with the exception of Latin/South America, where SG decreased and RYGB represented the most frequent procedure.

Conclusions: There was a further increase in the total number of bariatric/metabolic procedures in 2014 and SG is currently the most frequent surgical procedure in the world. This is the first survey that describes the endoluminal procedures, but the accuracy of provided data should be hopefully improved in the next future. We encourage the creation of further national registries and their continuous updates taking into account all new bariatric procedures including the endoscopic procedures that will obtain increasing importance in the near future.

Keywords: Bariatric/metabolic surgery; Endoluminal procedures; IFSO survey; Sleeve gastrectomy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Statement of Informed Consent

This is a survey in which we do not directly involve human subjects; it is limited to an analysis of bariatric procedures performed around the world.

Statement of Human and Animal Rights

This is a survey in which we do not directly involve human subjects or animals; it is limited to an analysis of bariatric procedures performed around the world.

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Completeness of data from each responding society
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Short-term trend in the world’s main bariatric/metabolic surgical procedures
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Short-term trend in the USA/Canada of bariatric/metabolic surgical procedures
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Short-term trend in Europe of bariatric/metabolic surgical procedures
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Short-term trend in Latin/South American of bariatric/metabolic surgical procedures
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Short-term trend in Asia/Pacific of bariatric/metabolic surgical procedures
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