Introduction We sought to determine the rate of revision and explant of the laparoscopic
adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) over a ten-year period in the state of New York. Methods …

Background A primary measure of the success of a procedure is the whether or not
additional surgery may be necessary. Multi-institutional studies regarding the need for …

RESUMO O presente artigo se propõe a realizar uma revisão integrativa da literatura com o
objetivo de identificar o tipo de cirurgia bariátrica (CB) e os instrumentos avaliativos de …

Importance Adjustable gastric bands are widely used because of low postoperative
morbidity, but their long-term results are poor, often leading to revisional surgery. Objective …

Background Patients with adjustable gastric banding (AGB) often require revision to one-
stage or two-stage sleeve gastrectomy (SG) or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Objective …

Background Impaired health-related quality of life is commonly observed in patients with
obesity who are scheduled for bariatric surgery. However, bariatric surgery tends to improve …

Adjustable gastric banding was a common restrictive bariatric operation in the 1990s and
early 2000s. Being a relatively simple procedure, it led the bariatric operations into …

Aim To analyze the 3-year outcomes of lower body mass index (BMI)(< 35 kg/m2) adjustable
gastric band (AGB) recipients across multiple sites in the French health insurance system …

Nutukimo paplitimas per pastaruosius metus verčia nerimauti. Apskaičiuota, kad pasaulinė
antsvorio (KMI≥ 25) ir nutukimo (KMI≥ 30) epidemija jau apėmė 1, 7 mlrd. žmonių …

Objective: This report from the Helping Evaluate Reduction in Obesity (HERO) Study
investigated weight loss, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and factors predictive of …