Bariatric Surgery, Revisions & Acid Reflux Treatment in Miami, Florida Ten years ago when we set up the Gastric Sleeve Center (GSC), most surgeons were just starting to become familiar with the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (the Sleeve). We had the fortune of having started performing sleeves in...
Dr. Gonzalez describes a good candidate for gastric bypass surgery. Dr. Gonzalez: Well, the way that we know if a patient is a candidate is through measuring their BMI, their Body Mass Index. The Body Mass Index is your weight in kilos over your height in meters squared, but...
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RYGB indicates Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; SG, sleeve gastrectomy. Table 1. Sample Description of Adults Prior to Bariatric Surgery View LargeDownload Table 2. Comparative Effectiveness of Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy for Percentage of Total Weight Loss and Absolute Difference in Hemoglobin A1c...
Bariatric surgeryNSQIPPropensity score matchingStomachPurpose:There are very few studies that have compared the short-term outcomes of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). Among short-term outcomes, hospital readmission after these procedures is an ...
Editors and Affiliations Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA Diego Camacho Department of General Surgery, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA Natan Zundel Reprints and permissions ...