There are different surgical techniques adopted to treat morbid obesity. The objective of this study is to report surgical results after 20 laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) cases treated for morbid obesity during a 2-year follow-up and verify the effectiveness of LSG in term of Excess Weight Loss (EWL) as compared to laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB).

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