Evaluating The Impact of Ring Augmentation In Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Retrospective Propensity-weighted Cohort Study

Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most commonly performed metabolic surgery for obesity but is associated with long-term recurrent weight gain (RWG) and recurrence of comorbidities. Ring-augmented sleeve gastrectomy (RASG) has been proposed to improve weight durability by preventing gastric dilation and loss of restriction.