Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy leads the U.S. utilization of bariatric surgery at academic medical centers

Analysis of a recent single state bariatric surgery registry revealed that laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy was the most common bariatric procedure starting in 2012. The objective of this study was to examine the trend in utilization of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy performed at academic medical centers in the United States.Using ICD-9 diagnosis and procedure codes, clinical data obtained from the University HealthSystem Consortium database for...