TY - JOUR AU - Hussein, Ahmed H. AU - Khaled, Islam AU - Faisal, Mohammed PY - 2020 DA - 2020/11/18 TI - The role of the surgical resection distance from the pylorus after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a prospective cohort study from an academic medical center in Egypt JO - Patient Safety in Surgery SP - 42 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy was recently described as an effective approach for the operative treatment of obesity, but the ideal procedure remains controversial. One of the most debated issues is the resection distance from the pylorus. We conducted this study to elucidate any potential differences in the short-term outcomes between 2 and 6 cm distance from the pylorus in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. SN - 1754-9493 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-020-00270-6 DO - 10.1186/s13037-020-00270-6 ID - Hussein2020 ER -