Surgery
New research on surgery from F. Torchia and co-authors summarized
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 19th, 2009
Investigators publish new data in the report 'LapBand System in super-superobese patients (>60 kg/m(2)): 4-year results.' According to a study from Italy, "Bariatric surgery in superobese (BMI >50 kg/m2) and super-superobese (BMI >60 kg/m2) patients can be a formidable technical and therapeutic challenge because these patients often present multiple medical, surgical, and anesthetic risks. Only a few dedicated reports on different surgical options in this kind of patient population are available."
"The aim of this study is the evaluation of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) results in an unselected populations of...
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