Laparoscopic Gastric Greater Curvature Plication: Intermediate Results and Factors Associated with Failure

ConclusionsPatients with LGGCP had postoperative complication rate 4.9% and achieved only modest weight loss after 3  years. Increased hunger was an independent risk factor associated with unsatisfactory weight loss after LGGCP. Long-term follow-up data are needed to define the role of LGGCP in the treatment of morbid obesity.
Source: Obesity Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research