[Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: the initial experience of the First Surgical Clinic Tg-Mureş. Early and late (after 5-10 month follow-up) results].
OBJECTIVE
This paper aims to present the initial experience of the I-st Surgery Clinic Târgu Mureş in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, stressing the technical aspects of surgery and postoperative immediate and late results.


METHODS
Started in 2008, I Surgery Clinic's experience includes 11 cases of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, pursued between 5 and 10 months postsurgery.The group is structured as follows: 80% female, aged between 13 and 55 years, average BMI 46, with limits between 35 and 72. Surgical technique was unitary, 10 of 11 cases beeing performed by the same team.


RESULTS
Surgergical results were excellent: 0 conversions, 0 bleeding, 0 fistulas, 0 missfire. Average hospitalisation was of 48 hours postsurgery. EWL overall 68%, with limits between 50%, in 2 cases (initial BMI 70) and 100%--1 case (initial BMI 35). Life threatening morbidity--0.0 mortality, average BAROS score 6.7.


CONCLUSIONS
GLL is a well standardized, secure, efficient, applicable with good results in all categories of patients with morbid obesity.
Moldovan
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Clinica Chirurgie 1 Tg-Mureş. bogdan.moldovan@hcuge.ch
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Bud
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Nicolescu
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000379:methods; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D015391:Gastroplasty; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012383:Romania; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss