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A retrospective study examined changes in nutritional status among 120 cases post sleeve gastrectomy. Sleeve gastrectomy resulted in substantial weight loss, reducing average BMI by 13.47 kg/m2 within 12 months. The number of morbidly obese patients significantly decreased. However, the procedure was linked to GI symptoms & heightened risk of malnutrition. The number of patients at nutritional risk and those with anemia increased post-surgery.
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A retrospective study examined changes in nutritional status among 120 cases post sleeve gastrectomy. Sleeve gastrectomy resulted in substantial weight loss, reducing average BMI by 13.47 kg/m2 within 12 months. The number of morbidly obese patients significantly decreased. However, the procedure was linked to GI symptoms & heightened risk of malnutrition. The number of patients at nutritional risk and those with anemia increased post-surgery.
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