Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity

Table 1 Studies of Sleeve Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy including at least 30 patients

Study type	Sample size	Sex	Age(yr)	Mean follow up (mo)	Death (%)	Complications	Mean operative time (min)	Initial BMI	EWL (%)	Reference
Retrospective	31	NA	NA	3-27	3.2	n.1 bleeding (requiring laparoscopic reoperation)		Gr 1: > 61 Gr 2: > 40 Gr 3: 25-30 Gr 4: NA	NA	15
Retrospective	60	8 M	30 (16-62)	12	1.6	1 leak 1 delayed bleeding 1 atelectasis 1postoperative vomiting	70 (45-100)	37.2 (30-56.1)	NA	57
Retrospective	126	59 M	49.5 (20-74)	12	0.8	5 strictures 2 leaks 2 pulmonary embolus 5respiratory insufficiencies 4 renal failures	143 (90-120)	65.4 (45-91)	45 (for the 54 pts who underwent the phase II operation LRYGBP)	56
Prospective	41	13 M	44.6 ± 9.7	22.2	0	1 leak 1 transient renal failure bleeding	111 ± 31	57.3 ± 6.5	NA (but average BMI after 1 yr was 40.8 ± 8.5)	55
Randomized prospective (LSG vs gastric banding)	40	9 M	40 (22-65)	36	0	1 bleeding 1 gastric ischemia	NA	39 (30-53)	66	58
Retrospective	30	7 M	40 (17-69)	6	0	3 dehydrations 1 leak	80 (65-130)	41.4 (33-59)	52.8	59

NA: Non Applicable; M: Men; EWL: Excess Weight Loss; min: Minutes; pts: Patients; ref: Reference.