Sleeve Gastrectomy - Inpatient or Outpatient Procedure
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Dr. Anthony Gonzlaez shares if a sleeve gastrecomy (surgical weight-loss procedure in which the stomach is reduced to about 15% of its original size) is an inpatient or outpatient procedure.

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Sleeve gastrectomy is an inpatient procedure. The patient has the operation, spends two nights in the hospital, and goes home with a drain.