Abstract
Abstract Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity are often associated and represent a complex health problem with debated medical management. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has gained a great consensus because of its efficacy, and no significant postoperative morbidity. In this report, we describe this relatively recent technique of bariatric surgery. Description of the Video: 00:05—The pneumoperitoneum is performed by Veress needle in the left subcostal region. The optical trocar is positioned at ∼15 cm from the ensiform apophysis on the median. Three trocars of 12 mm were respectively placed on the left pararectal region, right, and right subcostal region, and another trocar of 5 mm was inserted in the left paraumbilical region under laparoscopic vision. 01:20—Marking is performed on the large gastric curve at 6 cm from the pylorus. From this site, there is the progressive skeletrization of the greater curvature with ultrasonic scalpel, and then the sectioning and coagulation of the v...
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