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Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity

Allan S. Brett

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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding are the most widely performed bariatric surgery procedures. Another alternative, less well known to primary care physicians, is sleeve gastrectomy (SG) — partial gastrectomy in which most of the stomach's …

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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding are the most widely performed bariatric surgery procedures. Another alternative, less well known to primary care physicians, is sleeve gastrectomy (SG) — partial gastrectomy in which most of the stomach's …

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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding are the most widely performed bariatric surgery procedures. Another alternative, less well known to primary care physicians, is sleeve gastrectomy (SG) — partial gastrectomy in which most of the stomach's …

Key concepts: Medicine, Sleeve gastrectomy, Gastrectomy, Morbid obesity, Gastric banding, Gastric bypass, General surgery, Surgery

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