CURRENT supportive research

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Best research document I have found:

1: Systematic review of sleeve gastrectomy as staging and primary bariatric procedure.

Brethauer SA, Hammel JP, Schauer PR.

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2009 Jul-Aug;5(4):469-75. Epub 2009 Jun 9. No abstract available.

PMID: 19632646 [PubMed - in process]

This study was a systematic review of literature looking at statistics on wt loss, complication rates, postop mortality, and comorbidity improvement after the surgery. The research concludes that complication and mortality rates are acceptably low, and this surgery is effective and safe as a first stage or primary procedure.

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