2008
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-008-9538-3
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Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Ethnic Obese Chinese

Abstract: LSG is safe and effective in achieving significant weight loss in obese ethnic Chinese patients.

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“…Other advantages include no foreign material and related complications, and avoidance of the controversy of remnant gastric cancer (45). The data from Asia are also promising and similar to the previous reports (45)(46)(47)(48). However, little is known about the possible long-term complications and efficacy of this procedure.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 84%
“…Other advantages include no foreign material and related complications, and avoidance of the controversy of remnant gastric cancer (45). The data from Asia are also promising and similar to the previous reports (45)(46)(47)(48). However, little is known about the possible long-term complications and efficacy of this procedure.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 84%
“…We reviewed that IGB has excellent result in lower BMI patients and the percentage of excess body weight loss in BMI<30 group is 87% in contrast to 27.4% in BMI>40 group. This result mirrors other forms of restrictive procedures such as gastric banding and sleeve gastrectomy where they have more superior outcome in lower BMI patients [22] and there is a higher chance for this group of patients to have more sustainable weight loss after IGB. Our data reviewed that there are inevitable rebound of body weight after IGB but the overall excess body weight loss at 1 year is still remarkable (32.9%).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 59%
“…In Hong Kong, the gold standard treatment of obesity and diabetes is sleeve gastrectomy (SG) 10 . We are very satisfied with the results of SG and the majority of our patients can achieve excellent outcomes with the operation.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 84%