Here are some links I've collected when I was researching the sleeve.
What is a sleeve? How effective is it?
ASMBS position paper on sleeve - recently updated!
LapSF Two Year Study
LapSF Five Year Study - abstract only
LapSF Five Year Study - presentation (requires Windows to play)
5 year results including ghrelin measures
Literature review on the sleeve - requires $$ to get the full text unfortunately
Sleeve best for over 50 crowd
Video that shows putting in the initial port and an x-ray of the sleeve at 4 years post-op - xray showing sleeve size is at 8:30 in the video
Video of gastric bypass and gastric sleeve (for comparison)
How the sleeve impacts hormones that control appetite and satiety
Ghrelin levels after RnY and sleeve
Ghrelin levels after band and sleeve - a PDF for downloading
Ghrelin levels after band and sleeve - a rat study
Medical and surgical treatments for obesity have opposite effects on peptide YY and appetite: a prospective study controlled for weight loss.
Diabetes and insulin resistance resolution with a sleeve
Diabetes resolution in RnY vs. Sleeve
Type II Diabetes resolution in RnY, Band and Sleeve - 3 year follow-up
Type II Diabetes resolution in Sleeve - meta study
Improvement in glucose metabolism after bariatric surgery
Other co-morbidities and the sleeve
Inhibition of C-reactive protein after sleeve surgery
Nutritional deficiencies and the sleeve
Impact of sleeve on iron reserves at 1 year
Nutrient deficiencies in sleeve vs. RnY
Sleeve vs. band
Comparison of a band to a sleeve - literature review
Two year results for sleeve and sleeve after a failed banding
Miscellaneous
Comparing three techniques for reinforcing staple line in sleeve gastrectomy
