Effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy vs laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on weight loss at 5 years among patients with morbid obesity: the SLEEVEPASS …
P Salminen, M Helmiö, J Ovaska, A Juuti, M Leivonen… - Jama, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for treatment of morbid obesity has increased
substantially despite the lack of long-term results compared with laparoscopic Roux-en-Y
gastric bypass. Objective To determine whether laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and
laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass are equivalent for weight loss at 5 years in patients
with morbid obesity. Design, Setting, and Participants The Sleeve vs Bypass
(SLEEVEPASS) multicenter, multisurgeon, open-label, randomized clinical equivalence trial …
substantially despite the lack of long-term results compared with laparoscopic Roux-en-Y
gastric bypass. Objective To determine whether laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and
laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass are equivalent for weight loss at 5 years in patients
with morbid obesity. Design, Setting, and Participants The Sleeve vs Bypass
(SLEEVEPASS) multicenter, multisurgeon, open-label, randomized clinical equivalence trial …
