Los Angeles—Sleeve gastrectomy now accounts for nearly half of all bariatric operations in the United States, surpassing laparoscopic bypass over a four-year period, according to research presented at ObesityWeek 2015.
Between 2010 and 2013, the top-ranked bariatric surgical procedures in the United States underwent a reshuffle, as sleeve gastrectomy vaulted from the bottom to the top of the most commonly performed procedures, according to a study of nearly 72,000