Nissen sleeve gastrectomy: 5-year follow-up results.

Background: Nissen sleeve gastrectomy is a new bariatric procedure based on the combination of 2 well-known surgical techniques (vertical sleeve gastrectomy and Nissen fundoplication). It was conceived as a means to prevent the major drawback of the sleeve gastrectomy (SG), the gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), while preserving the advantages of SG in terms of weight loss, and remission of obesity-related comorbidities.

Objectives: The objectives of this study are to present the long-term (5 years) follow-up results on weight loss, evolution of GERD and other comorbidities, and the complication rate of the Nissen sleeve gastrectomy.