The gastric sleeve procedure is also know as gastric sleeve resection, sleeve gastrectomy, vertical sleeve gastrectromy, tube gastrectomy and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Gastric sleeve surgery is a relatively new procedure when it comes to bariatric surgery. It is typically used to safely start the surgical weight loss process if a patient is too obese or sick to have more invasive weight loss surgeries such as the mini gastric bypass or the full gastric bypass. It is also used for patients who or are not candidates for the lap band surgery in mexico.