Global trends in research related to sleeve gastrectomy: A bibliometric and visualized study.

Background: One of the most popular bariatric procedures is sleeve gastrectomy, and it has become significantly more common in recent years.

Aim: To evaluate the research activity in sleeve gastrectomy over the last two decades, and to visualize the hot spots and emerging trends in this type of bariatric surgery using bibliometric methods.

Methods: The Scopus database was used to search for publications related to sleeve gastrectomy.