Weight loss and metabolic improvements in obese patients undergoing gastric banding and gastric banded plication: A comparison

Obesity is a pandemic health problem. Bariatric surgery is the only proven method for long-term effective weight loss for severe obesity [1 –4]. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a restrictive type of bariatric surgery, which is safe, has a low failure rate, requires a shorter hospital stay [5], and causes fewer long-term sequelae; however, it has lower efficiency for weight loss and metabolism amelioration compared wi th other bariatric surgical procedures [6,7]. The surgery involves restricting the upper stomach and creating a small pouch by using an adjustable band to ideally control patients’ food-intake amount and reduce their speed of eating.
Source: Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: research