SUMMARY:

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is a surgical weight-loss procedure in which the stomach is generally reduced to about 15-20% of its original size, by surgical removal of the greater curvature of the stomach. Surgical staplers are utilized to perform this resection and the result is a tube-shaped structure. The procedure permanently reduces the size of the stomach and is a restrictive procedure, as well as provides a hormonal impact on a patient’s physiology.

INDICATIONS & OBJECTIVES:

  • Sleeve gastrectomy is utilized as a treatment for the disease of obesity and its associated medical conditions. 
  • According to the ASMBS (American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery) guidelines for bariatric surgery, the indications for weight loss surgery are as follows:
    • BMI equal to or greater than 40 
    • BMI 35 to 39.9 with one or more related comorbidity including, but not limited to, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea and others.
    • BMI 30 to 34.9 with metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes 

 

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