A454 Safety and effectiveness of single-stage conversion of adjustable gastric band to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

The laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (AGB) is associated with poor long-term weight loss and frequent untoward outcomes. Increasingly, patients are referred for revisional bariatric surgery, wherein a previously-placed adjustable gastric band is removed in favor of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy (SG). Recently, data have emerged that argue for the safety of a 1-stage approach to these maneuvers, which offers potential benefits over a 2-stage approach including fewer instances of general anesthesia, fewer total abdominal procedures, and fewer interruptions in patients ’ lives.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research