As the sleeve gastrectomy continues to gain popularity in the United States as well
as globally, a growing body of literature has compared its outcomes to the Roux-en-Y
gastric bypass (RYGB) and the laparoscopic adjustable gastric band [
[1]
]. Most of this work focuses on outcomes such as weight loss and procedure-specific
safety profiles, as well as the “co-morbidity trifecta” of hypertension, insulin-resistant
diabetes, and obstructive sleep apnea. The latter 2 co-morbidities remain the mainstay
of the more than quarter-century-old 1991 National Institutes of Health Consensus
Guidelines that most institutions and insurance companies use to determine eligibility
for weight-loss surgery [
[2]
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