Comment on: Safety of Adjustable Gastric Band Conversion Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Leak Rate in One and Two-Stage Procedures

The authors have presented a systematic review and meta-analysis on the question of safety and leaks following conversion to other types of bariatric surgeries, especially related to one or two-stage approaches.1 This manuscript has analyzed over 483 publications, which only 25 fit criteria, so roughly 5%, only 8 publications in each conversion groups, for either banding to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) and for banding to sleeve gastrectomy, which is not a great deal, and can lead to cherry picking.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research