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Data on Endoscopy Published by Researchers at New York University

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, February 26th, 2012

2012 FEB 26 -- According to the authors of a study from New York City, New York, "The need for revision after laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) surgery has been reduced over the past 10 years with the introduction of the pars flaccida technique, delicate band tightening, and concurrent hiatal hernia repairs. However, band revision still occurs for as many as 5% of patients."

"Placement of a lesser-curvature gastrogastric suture distal to the band is one newer technique suggested to lower band slippage. To evaluate the worth of this technique, the authors have investigated two groups of patients in their practice: one group with the plication...

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