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Percentage Distribution of the Top Five Most Performed Bariatric Surgery Procedures Worldwide in 2008a
| Procedure | Ranking | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| LAGB | 1 | 42.3 |
| Laparoscopic standard RYGB | 2 | 39.7 |
| Open standard RYGB | 3 | 5.7 |
| Laparoscopic SG | 4 | 5.1 |
| Laparoscopic long-limb and very-long-limb GB | 5 | 3.1 |
| All others (<1% per type of surgery) | – | 4.1 |
Adapted from Pories and colleagues.14
