Laparoscopic conversion of sleeve gastrectomy to a biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch or a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass due to weight loss failure: our algorithm

Failed sleeve gastrectomy (SG), defined by inadequate weight loss or weight regain, can be treated by a laparoscopic conversion to a biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (DS) or a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). We report the outcomes of these procedures after SG failure.All patients who underwent DS (n=9) or RYGB (n=10) due to inadequate weight loss or weight regain between December 2006 and November 2012 after a failed SG were...