The Gastric Sleeve is an incredibly important tool to achieve a real and lasting weight loss, in addition to significantly improve diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, polycystic ovary syndrome, infertility, fatty liver, hepatic steatosis, arthritis and many other diseases related to obesity.
Treatment: The Sleeve Gastrectomy or Gastric Sleeve is a surgery in which approximately 80% of the stomach is removed, resulting in a new stomach the size and shape of a banana. It is a simpler bariatric procedure than most, since it does not require any reconnection with the intestine, nor deviation of food to cause malabsorption.