title: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: Everything the radiologist needs to know.
abstract: Obesity has become an epidemic in the United States, and bariatric surgery is being increasingly performed for its management. There has been an increased number of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomies performed for the treatment of morbid obesity due to its efficacy and lower complication rate compared to other bariatric surgical techniques. The authors discuss the surgical technique, review the imaging of normal and complicated sleeve gastrectomy, and highlight radiographic pitfalls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 600 East 233(rd) Street, Bronx, NY 10466, United States. Electronic address: tulay.ekinci@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Tulay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ekinci
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210(th) Street, Bronx, NY 10467, United States. Electronic address: marstein@montefiore.org.
authors.forename: Marjorie W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210(th) Street, Bronx, NY 10467, United States. Electronic address: fmazzari@montefiore.org.
authors.forename: Fernanda S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Mazzariol
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210(th) Street, Bronx, NY 10467, United States. Electronic address: ewolf@montefiore.org.
authors.forename: Ellen L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States
keywords: Bariatric surgery; Obesity; Sleeve gastrectomy