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Hopital du Chablais, Aigle, Switzerland
Laparoscopic gastric banding has high long-term complication and failure rates
September 13th, 2006
Laparoscopic gastric banding for treatment of morbid obesity is associated with high long-term complication and failure rates. "Since its introduction about 10 years ago, and because of its encouraging early results regarding weight loss and morbidity, laparoscopic gastric banding (LGB) has been considered by many as the treatment of choice for morbid obesity. Few long-term studies have been published. We present our results after up to 8 years (mean 74 months) of follow-up," scientists in Switzerland report. "Prospective data of patients who had LGB have been collected since 1995, with exclusion of the first 30 patients (learning curve). Major late...
Source: Telemedicine Business Week (2006-09-13)
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