Initial comparative study on laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and sleeve gastrectomy treatment for morbid obesity patiences ZHOU Yong, LIU Jin-gang, GENG Dong-hua, et al. Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004,China Corresponding author：LIU Jin-gang, E-mail: liujg@sj-hospital.org Abstract Objective To initial contrast the surgical technique of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding（LAGB）and Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy（LSG）, and investigate its efficacy for morbid obesity. Methods Among 23 cases,17 were treated by LAGB and 6 were treated by LSG ,and to be viewed curative effect. Results 23 cases were follow-up over 12 months, All result were effective and no major nutritional deficiencies was found. Conclusion The benefits of LSG is easy operation, hypo-complication and foreign material is not implanted in the body, so we believe LSG is good for carry out. Long-term studies are necessary to confirm which is better.