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Revision of primary sleeve gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: indications and outcomes from a high-volume center
Reasons for and results of changing sleeve gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in a busy surgical center
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Abstract
Forty-eight patients underwent revision from sleeve gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
- The mean time to revision was 26 months, with follow-up after surgery averaging 20 months.
- The most common reasons for revision included reflux (14 patients), inadequate weight loss (11 patients), and both reflux and inadequate weight loss (16 patients).
- Reflux symptoms resolved in 96% of patients following the revision.
- Hiatal hernias were repaired in 50% of the patients undergoing the revision.
- Percentage total weight loss at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months was 9.0%, 12.9%, 15.7%, 13.3%, and 6.5%, respectively.
- The overall complication rate was 31%, with no reported mortalities.
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