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Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: experience in 50 patients after 1 to 3 years of follow-up
Results of Switching from Sleeve Gastrectomy to Gastric Bypass Surgery after 1 to 3 Years in 50 Patients
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Abstract
Fifty patients underwent conversion from sleeve gastrectomy to revisional laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
- Mean age of patients was 39±8.4 years, with 84% being women.
- Indications for revision included weight regain (56%), gastroesophageal reflux disease (32%), and gastric stenosis (12%).
- In patients experiencing weight regain, the median percentage of total weight loss at 12 months was 18.5% and at 36 months was 19.3%.
- Percentage of excess weight loss at 12 months was 60.7% and at 36 months was 66.9%.
- Over 90% of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease reported improvement or resolution of symptoms.
- All patients with gastric stenosis had symptom resolution after conversion.
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