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BACKGROUND Currently, no evidence compares outcomes for techniques utilizing surgical specimen extractions bags versus unprotected extraction. METHODS Evaluation of sleeve gastrectomies performed at two high-volume centers. Cases where an extraction bag was used (+E were compared to bag-less extraction (-E. Outcomes included operative contamination, surgical site infections and extraction-site hernias. RESULTS 674 patients were evaluated (417 in the +EB group and 257 in the -EB group). Preoperative characteristics were similar bet