Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients between 18 and 70 years * Sleeve gastrectomy as a primary bariatric procedure * Body Mass Index (BMI) \> 40 kg/m² or \> 35 kg/m² associated with at least one comorbidity susceptible to improve after surgery (including arterial hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and other severe respiratory disorders, severe metabolic disorders, particularly type 2 diabetes, incapacitating osteo-articular disorders, non alcoholic steatohepatitis) * Decision for intervention after multidisciplinary discussion * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Previous upper abdominal surgery (cholecystectomy excepted) * ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) score \> 3 * Ongoing pregnancy or breast feeding * Esophagus pathology or disorder (esophageal varices, esophageal diverticula, esophageal tumors, esophageal strictures) * Coagulation disorder * Patient not covered by social security service and patient on AME * Patient under legal guardianship and trusteeship * Patient with known silicon allergy (calibration bougie contains medical silicon) * More generally, all other contraindications to the use of esophageal bougie MID-TUBE that have been the subject of a scientific paper or have been identified by the practitioner or practitioners