Open AccessEarly Clinical Outcomes of the Morbidly Obese Patients Who Underwent Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy by Gastric Cancer Surgeons: the Analysis of Fifty Consecutive Cases
Author(s) -
Chang Seok Ko,
Jin Ho Jheong,
Seong-A Jeong,
Chung Sik Gong,
Beom Su Kim,
Beom Su Kim,
Byung Sik Kim,
Hye Soon Park,
Se Hee Min
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of metabolic and bariatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2287-2930
DOI - 10.17476/jmbs.2021.10.2.66
Subject(s) - medicine , sleeve gastrectomy , body mass index , surgery , dyslipidemia , gastrectomy , weight loss , cancer , diabetes mellitus , morbidly obese , general surgery , obesity , gastric bypass , endocrinology
The number of bariatric surgeries performed at our tertiary hospital has gradually increased since the national health insurance began to cover their expenses in January of 2019. This study examined the early surgical outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) performed by experienced gastric cancer surgeons.