Erschienen in:
10.07.2021 | Letter to Editor/LED Reply
Perhaps It’s Time to Move on from the LAP-Band Entirely?
verfasst von:
Marc P. Michalsky
Erschienen in:
Obesity Surgery
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Ausgabe 12/2021
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Excerpt
In the current letter to the editor, entitled Should we introduce a gastric band removal schedule, the authors present a timely and poignant discussion regarding the expanding body of literature focused on the unexpectantly disappointing outcomes associated with use of the laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAP-Band). In particular, the authors review several key studies that highlight the increasing likelihood of long-term complications resulting in band removal and help to quantify what can only be interpreted as an overall disappointing efficacy rate (e.g., <50%) among patients who’ve experienced a decade or more of band-related weight loss. …