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Download citation. Download full-text PDF. A 'read' is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors , clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the full-text. Learn more. Antreas Alexandrou. Adamantios Michalinos. Antonios Athanasiou.
Stamatios V Orfanos. Show more authors. According to standard technique, calibration of the stomach is performed with varying sizes of bougies while use of intraoperative endoscopy has only sparsely been reported. Objectives: To present 3 years result with technique of intra- endoscopic guidance and study factors associated with 3 years Excess Weight Loos Methods: Between and , patients have undergone laparoscopic or robotic sleeve gastrectomy with intra β operative endoscopic guidance.
Technical aspects of the operation, results concerning morbidity, progressive weight loss and resolution of co-morbidities were retrospectively reviewed Results: Morbidity and mortality was zero. Rates of excess weight loss at 6 months, 1 year and 3 years were These rates were inversely related with preoperative age, Body Mass Index, and the existence of preoperative comorbidities.
