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Comparative Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Morbidly Obese, Super-Obese, and Super-Super Obese Patients for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity

Comparative Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Morbidly Obese, Super-Obese, and... Backgrounds The management of super-super obese patients is challenging for bariatric surgeons. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrec- tomy (LSG) is feasible as two-stage treatment for high-risk patients. However, its efficacy as a stand-alone procedure in super- super obese (SSO) patients is controversial. The study objective was to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of LSG in super-obese (SO) and SSO patients. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed of consecutive patients undergoing LSG. The patients were classified into three groups: morbidly obese (MO), SO, and SSO. The patients’ data, including each patient’s characteristics, body mass index (BMI), preoperative comorbidities, postoperative complications, the resolution of comorbidities, percentage of excess weight loss (%EWL), and total weight loss (%TWL) were compared between groups. Results Of the 186 patients, 163 (87.6%) were followed up for 41.2 ± 7.3 months (range 33–54 months). The mean BMI was 52.6 kg/m . Eighty-three patients (50.9%) were MO, 52 (31.9%) were SO, and 28 (17.2%) were SSO. The groups were similar in terms of preoperative characteristics and postoperative complications. The mean %TWL were lower for the SSO group with no significant difference. The mean %TWL at 12, 24, 36, and 41.2 months postoperatively was 34.7, 34.4, 31.4, and 29.6% in SSO http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Obesity Surgery Springer Journals

Comparative Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Morbidly Obese, Super-Obese, and Super-Super Obese Patients for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2017 by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Surgery
ISSN
0960-8923
eISSN
1708-0428
DOI
10.1007/s11695-017-3053-3
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Abstract

Backgrounds The management of super-super obese patients is challenging for bariatric surgeons. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrec- tomy (LSG) is feasible as two-stage treatment for high-risk patients. However, its efficacy as a stand-alone procedure in super- super obese (SSO) patients is controversial. The study objective was to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of LSG in super-obese (SO) and SSO patients. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed of consecutive patients undergoing LSG. The patients were classified into three groups: morbidly obese (MO), SO, and SSO. The patients’ data, including each patient’s characteristics, body mass index (BMI), preoperative comorbidities, postoperative complications, the resolution of comorbidities, percentage of excess weight loss (%EWL), and total weight loss (%TWL) were compared between groups. Results Of the 186 patients, 163 (87.6%) were followed up for 41.2 ± 7.3 months (range 33–54 months). The mean BMI was 52.6 kg/m . Eighty-three patients (50.9%) were MO, 52 (31.9%) were SO, and 28 (17.2%) were SSO. The groups were similar in terms of preoperative characteristics and postoperative complications. The mean %TWL were lower for the SSO group with no significant difference. The mean %TWL at 12, 24, 36, and 41.2 months postoperatively was 34.7, 34.4, 31.4, and 29.6% in SSO

Journal

Obesity SurgerySpringer Journals

Published: Dec 12, 2017

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