What is the Actual Fate of Super-Morbid-Obese Patients Who Undergo Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as the First Step of a Two-Stage Weight-Reduction Operative Strategy?

The overall success-rate of the two-stage treatment plan for the treatment of super-morbid obesity has not yet been assessed. We reviewed the long-term results of 41 treated super-morbid-obese patients. Mean initial BMI was 59.5 ± 3.5 kg/m 2 . Twelve patients (29.3 %) achieved after only LSG a BMI 5...

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