Technical details of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Abstract

Obesity is an expanding threat globally. Several surgical procedures have been developed to achieve the best outcomes in obesity. One of them is laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy that was first applied in 1999 to initiate weight loss in overweight patients. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is a restrictive bariatric technique consisting of subtotal partial vertical gastrectomy with the preservation of the pylorus, and a gastric tube is created as a continuation of the esophagus along the lesser curvature with the resection of the fundus, corpus, and antrum. Although this technique is routinely-applied all over the world, the technical details are still controversial. This review aims to define the tips and tricks for the sleeve gastrectomy technique and discuss the controversial subjects in this technique.

Keywords

Bariatric Surgery / obesity / sleeve gastrectomy / technique

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