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Sleeve gastrectomy is a weight-loss operation that permanently removes about 80% of the stomach, leaving a narrow, banana-shaped sleeve that holds much less food.
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The surgeon removes a large part of the stomach and staples the rest into a tube.
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The sleeve is the surgery most often weighed against GLP-1 medicines for people with severe obesity.
Sleeve gastrectomy is a weight-loss operation that permanently removes about 80% of the stomach, leaving a narrow, banana-shaped sleeve that holds much les
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