Although several endoscopic therapies deliver weight loss, a therapy that improves
visceral adiposity in a weight-independent manner is lacking. Improvements in visceral
adiposity at sleeve gastrectomy (SG) appear unrelated to its effect on reducing gastric
volume. Therefore, we propose that the excision of the gastric mucosa that is the
critical component of SG.
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