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Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at a Veterans Affairs and high-volume academic facilities: a comparison of institutional outcomes.

Alami RS, Morton JM, Sanchez BR, Curet MJ, Wren SM, Safadi BY. Am J Surg. 2005; 190 (5): 821-5

Outcomes of bariatric surgery have been linked to institutional case volume. The objective of our study was to compare outcome of laparoscopic Roux-en-y gastric bypass (RYGB) in 2 settings: a low-volume Veterans Affairs (VA) and a high-volume university hospital (UH).

PubMedID: 16226965