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16.12.2015 | Original Contributions
Impact of Pregnancy on Weight Loss and Quality of Life Following Gastric Banding
Erschienen in: Obesity Surgery | Ausgabe 8/2016
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Background-Objectives
Despite pregnancy being a common event following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB), there is little comprehensive data regarding its effect on postoperative outcome. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of pregnancy on the postoperative changes in quality of life (QOL) and total weight loss 3 years after LAGB.
Setting
Multi-institutional, France.
Methods
This is a study of the subgroup of 561 women of childbearing age included in a 3-year prospective multicenter trial assessing the results of patients undergoing LAGB surgery. Data from the 61 women who got pregnant and delivered during the follow-up period were compared with the 270 who did not.
Results
Pregnant women achieved lower final weight loss compared to the non-pregnant group [final body mass index (BMI) 35.4 vs. 31.1 kg/m2, p < 0.0001; excess weight loss (%EBL) 43.6 vs. 64.7 %, p < 0.0001]. Longitudinal assessment demonstrated pregnancy as a significant and independent factor of poor weight loss (p < 0.0001). The timing of conception after LAGB (between the first 18 months or after) had no significant impact on weight loss changes. There was no significant difference in short form-36 health survey (SF-36) QOL scores between both groups.
Conclusions
Pregnancy following gastric banding affects negatively postoperative final weight loss, even if occurring 18 months postoperatively, but has no effect on QOL improvement.