- Study compared Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for 10 years.
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass resulted in greater excess body mass index loss.
- Both procedures led to substantial improvements in type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension.
- Patients with severe GERD were excluded from the study.
- 217 severely obese patients were enrolled across 4 bariatric centers.
- Results aligned with the SLEEVEPASS trial.
Source: JAMA Surgery