Objective:

To investigate the impact of intrathoracic gastric sleeve migration on weight loss and GERD in patients post-laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Key Findings:

• The article was retracted due to substantial text overlap with another publication.
• Figures included in the study were duplicated from the referenced article (Nam KH et al., 2020).

Interpretation:

The findings and conclusions of the original study cannot be validated due to the retraction, which raises concerns about research integrity.

Limitations:

• Lack of response from authors regarding the retraction.
• No new data or insights can be derived from the retracted study, impacting the field of bariatric surgery.

Conclusion:

The study's conclusions are invalidated due to retraction, highlighting the importance of originality and ethical standards in research.