Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Versus Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy to Treat Morbid Obesity-Related Comorbidities: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 429-442

  Li, Jianfang ^a   Lai, Dandan ^a   Wu, Dongping ^a  

^a The First People s Hospital of Xiaoshan District   (China)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Obesity; Review; Roux en Y gastric bypass; Sleeve gastrectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LAPAROSCOPIC ROUX EN Y GASTRIC BYPASS; LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; META ANALYSIS; MORBID OBESITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY; STOMACH BYPASS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; GASTRECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; OBESITY, MORBID; PROCEDURES; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

ARTHRITIS; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; GASTRECTOMY; GASTRIC BYPASS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LAPAROSCOPY; OBESITY, MORBID; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84949680726     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: 17080428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-015-1996-9     Document Type: Review

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