Abbreviations
AGB, adjustable gastric band; ASMBS, American Society for Metabolic
and Bariatric Surgery; BMI, body mass index; BPD/DS, biliopancreatic
diversion with duodenal switch; CT, computed tomography; DS,
duodenal switch; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; EBWL, excess body weight
loss; ECG, electrocardiogram; EGD, esophagogastroduodenoscopy;
ESG, endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty; EWL, excess weight loss; FDA, US
Food and Drug Administration; GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease;
GI, gastrointestinal; GLP-1, glucagon-like peptide 1; INR, international
normalized ratio; LAGB, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding;
MASLD, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease; MBS,
metabolic and bariatric surgery; MBSAQIP, Metabolic and Bariatric
Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program; NIH, National
Institutes of Health; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;
OSA, obstructive sleep apnea; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome; PE,
pulmonary embolism; PPIs, proton pump inhibitors; RNYGB, Roux-en-Y
gastric bypass; RUQ, right upper quadrant; SADI-S, single-anastomosis
duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve; SG, sleeve gastrectomy; T2DM, type 2
diabetes mellitus; TBWL, total body weight loss; TWL, total weight loss;
VSG, vertical sleeve gastrectomy
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