Laparoscopic revolution in bariatric surgery

Figure 1 Landmarks for important bariatric procedures, jejuno-ileal bypass, vertical banded gastroplasty, gastric bypass, bileo-pancreatic diversion, duodenal switch, and adjustable gastric banding, including schematic drawings.

Figure 2 Proportion of bariatric surgery that was performed with laparoscopic approach world wide. In 2003-2008, a concurrent increase from 146000 to 340000 annual procedures was seen.

Figure 3 Proportion of the three major bariatric procedures, gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, and sleeve gastrectomy, performed world wide 2003-2011. Major part, but not all are performed with laparoscopic technique. Data are adopted from Buchwald et al[42,43,47].