%0 Journal Article
%T Six month-follow up of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
%A Amin Ghanei Anaraki
%A Behrouz Keleidari
%A Farnoosh Mohtashampour
%A Mahsa Gharzi
%A Masoud Sayadi Shahraki
%A Mohsen Mahmoudie
%A Samira Dvashi Jamalouee
%J Archive of "Advanced Biomedical Research".
%D 2016
%R 10.4103/2277-9175.178786
%X The rising prevalence of obesity in today populations has led obese individuals to seek medical interventions. Aside from special diets, routine exercise and in some cases, medical treatment, most of the obese patients, favoring those with morbid or super obesity can benefit from bariatric surgery to lose weight. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is relatively new method to limit the compliance of stomach. The consequent quick satiety during each meal results in gradual weight loss in patients. We investigated the efficacy and safety of this method among a group of our patients
%K Bariatric surgery
%K gastrectomy
%K laparoscopic
%K laparoscopic surgery
%K obesity
%K sleeve gastrectomy
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4817394/