Author:
Ali Ghadban Jassim and Hussein Saleh Ali
Page: 16-19
Published online: 15 Dec 2024
https://doi.org/10.36478/acerjmb.2024.16.19
Laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy (LVSG) is an operation that reduces body weight with few draw bags, leading to improvement of the quality of life and downgrading of the comorbidities and mortality of morbidly obese persons. Find out the efficiency of Laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy (LVSG) in reducing the weight of morbidly obese people. A prospective study was conducted in the 3rd unit of surgical department of Baghdad teaching hospital from 2nd of January 2013 to 30th of December 2017 where follow up of forty eight patients who had laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy through the years 2011 and 2012 was conducted. Data collection was done from documented information in their hospital initial visits and follow up cards in the hospital or private clinic, they included socio‐demographic characteristics, body weight and body mass index (BMI) before and after the operation with calculation of excess weight loss percentage (EWL%). There were 30 (62.5%) females and 18 (37.5%) males. The most prevalent age group was 20‐40 years 38 (79.2%), and the mean age of obese patients was 38.8±8.805 years old. The percentage excess weight loss (%EWL) was 73.13% at one year, 70.15% at three years and 63.6% at five years. LVSG is effective weight losing procedures.