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Filling out medical history form

What is the official / proper way to state this type of surgery on medical history forms? I am filling out some paper work for a cardiologist and want to state it properly:

'Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy'

'Sleeve Gastrectomy'

'Gastrectomy Sleeve'

I don't get what the word 'vertical' has to do with it....

Would love to hear what other think...

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    "Vertical" because they made a long skinny stomach (cut it vertically) instead of a short stomach (cut it horizontally, which wouldn't have worked at all...)

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    Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

    vertical is because of the way the cut was made and the direction that your new tummy takes now

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    I listed as partial gastrectomy; many medical ppl don't know what a sleeve is.

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