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Both biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD/DS) or single anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S) show comparable short-term outcomes when performed as revisional procedures following RYGB. Although overall perioperative complications did not differ between groups, the approximately 6% anastomotic leak rate observed in both cohorts highlights the greater complexity and risk inherent to revisional bariatric surgery relative to primary ope

In a large retrospective study using the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) database, conversional bariatric surgery seems to be increasing in incidence in adults under 40, with notable differences in baseline characteristics of patients undergoing different conversional procedures as well as the reasons for conversion. The study, carried out by researchers from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to under