Outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at a bariatric unit in South Africa
•First study of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy performed in South Africa.•Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy produces an adequate percentage excess BMI loss at 6 months.•A significant improvement in the quality of life was observed.•Results of this research are comparable to other studies of LSGs.•Low...
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pubmed-51211342016-11-28 Outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at a bariatric unit in South Africa Sofianos, Chrysis Sofianos, Constantinos Original Research •First study of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy performed in South Africa.•Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy produces an adequate percentage excess BMI loss at 6 months.•A significant improvement in the quality of life was observed.•Results of this research are comparable to other studies of LSGs.•Low complication rate supports the use of the procedure. Elsevier 2016-11-15 /pmc/articles/PMC5121134/ /pubmed/27895905 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2016.11.005 Text en © 2016 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
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Outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at a bariatric unit in South Africa |
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Outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at a bariatric unit in South Africa |
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Outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at a bariatric unit in South Africa |
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Outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at a bariatric unit in South Africa |
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Outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at a bariatric unit in South Africa |
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outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at a bariatric unit in south africa |
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•First study of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy performed in South Africa.•Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy produces an adequate percentage excess BMI loss at 6 months.•A significant improvement in the quality of life was observed.•Results of this research are comparable to other studies of LSGs.•Low complication rate supports the use of the procedure. |
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2016 |
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