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Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: The rightful gold standard weight loss surgery procedure

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 11; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.soard.2015.06.013

1878-7533

James P. Buwen, Michael R. Kammerer, Alec C. Beekley, David S. Tichansky,

Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and the National Institute of Health consider Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) the “gold standard” of weight loss surgery [ [1] American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery [home page on the Internet]. Gainesville (FL): The Association; c2014. [cited 2014 Oct 7]. Bariatric Surgery Procedures; [about 4 screens]. Available from: https://asmbs.org/patients/bariatric-surgery-procedures Google Scholar ]. Merriam-Webster defines the gold standard as something that is considered to be the best and that is used to judge the quality or level of other, similar things [ [2] Merriam-Webster. [database on the Internet]. Definition for English-language learners from Merriam-Webster׳s Learner׳s Dictionary. c2014. [cited 2014 Oct 7]. Available from: http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/gold%20 standard. Google Scholar ]. We question the validity of continuing use of RYGB as the gold-standard weight loss procedure and instead argue that vertical sleeve gastrectomy (SG) should be considered the new gold standard.