Cureus | A Comparison Between the Postoperative Complications of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) and Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RNYGB) in Patients With Morbid Obesity: A Meta-Analysis
The most successful method for treating obesity is bariatric surgery. The two most common surgeries for treating morbid obesity are the laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RNYGB) and the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). However, there has not been a thorough analysis of the differences in their adverse effects. The aim of this study was to analyze if RNYGB and LSG had comparable postoperative complications and mortality. To that end, results from trials comparing those who underwent RNYGB and those who underwent LSG were combined. We explored the Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBASE, and ...
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