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MAY 7, 2025

Greater Weight Loss With Roux-en-Y Conversion Than GLP-1s in Sleeve Gastrectomy Patients

GLP-1s Also Brought Sustained Weight Loss

By Michael Vlessides
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Avery Brown, MD

LONG BEACH, Calif.—Sleeve gastrectomy patients who undergo conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass experience a greater level of sustained, long-term weight loss and diabetes control than their counterparts who convert to adjuvant glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, according to the results of a new multicenter retrospective study.

However, the study found that patients who converted to glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists still