Changes in the lipid profile 5 years after bariatric surgery: laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Five-year outcome data showed that, among patients with severe obesity undergoing BS, LRYGB was associated with a higher total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduction and remission in comparison to LSG, with no differences in hypertriglyceridemia and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol normalization.