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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2015; 21(41): 11804-11814
Published online Nov 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i41.11804
Published online Nov 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i41.11804
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: More than a restrictive bariatric surgery procedure?
David Benaiges, Antonio Más-Lorenzo, Albert Goday, Juan J Chillarón, Juan Pedro-Botet, Juana A Flores-Le Roux, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital del Mar, E-08003 Barcelona, Spain
David Benaiges, Albert Goday, Juan J Chillarón, Juan Pedro-Botet, Juana A Flores-Le Roux, Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08003 Barcelona, Spain
David Benaiges, Albert Goday, José M Ramon, Juan J Chillarón, Juan Pedro-Botet, Juana A Flores-Le Roux, Institut Hospital del Mar d’Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), E-08003 Barcelona, Spain
Albert Goday, CiberOBN, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, E-28029 Madrid, Spain
José M Ramon, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hospital del Mar, E-08003 Barcelona, Spain
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to this work.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Correspondence to: David Benaiges, PhD, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital del Mar, Passeig Marítim 25-29, E-08003 Barcelona, Spain. 96002@hospitaldelmar.cat
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Received: April 28, 2015
Peer-review started: May 6, 2015
First decision: June 23, 2015
Revised: August 6, 2015
Accepted: September 30, 2015
Article in press: September 30, 2015
Published online: November 7, 2015
Peer-review started: May 6, 2015
First decision: June 23, 2015
Revised: August 6, 2015
Accepted: September 30, 2015
Article in press: September 30, 2015
Published online: November 7, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: The most salient aspects of sleeve gastrectomy, a restrictive bariatric surgery technique yielding better results than other restrictive techniques that cannot simply be explained by weight loss, are reviewed.