Dr Rutledge Narrates Removal Failed LapBand + MGB

[DrRRutledge]

Stunning New Research: "Placement of a gastric band appears to be a disservice"

"The placement of a gastric band appears to be a disservice to many morbidly obese patients and therefore, in the current culture of evidence based medicine, the prevalent use of laparoscopic gastric banding can no longer be justified. " Dr. Guller from Toronto, Canada. Furthermore, they state: "There is mounting and convincing evidence that gastric banding is suboptimal at best. "

[wminnis]

Does Lap-Band surgery fail a lot?

[jillbean94]

I have a few questions.. =]

would the staples rust? or are they a special metal?

are the fat lipids actually attached to the organs?

what happens to what is already in the small intestines that you passed up?

do the stitches dissolve after a certain period of time? or do they just stay there?

do people who get this surgery ever suffer from nutrition problems?

P.S. sorry for the questions =/ it be cool if you'd answer them though don't have to. =]

[ this is very cool by the way (= ]

[DrRRutledge]

Another Bad Band Pt:

... hungry all the time, I did nothing but vomit the food back out, got to the point that I could not even consume water..

I went back and was told I probably had a blockage...I have more days of vomiting most everything I eat.... other times even liquid comes back up....this is not how I wanted to lose it....I want to be healthy, not sickly..I worry about the long term effect of the constant vomiting......

[riverland73]

thanks for the info.

[hazen066]

Obes Surg. 2004 Nov, Laparoscopic conversion of lap band to gastric bypass: a review of 70 patients. Paris, France. Results of conversion of failed lap band to gastric bypass (GBP). 70 pts converted for: insufficient weight loss, gastric pouch dilatation, band migration or band intolerance. 4.3% converted to open surgery. Mean operative time was 4 hrs. Hospital stay 7 days! Early complication rate was 14%. Laparoscopic conversion of LapBand to GBP is a technically challenging procedure

[hazen066]

Obes Surg. 2006 Feb Revision of failed lap band to gastric bypass. van Wageningen B et al, The most common bariatric surgical operation in Europe, lapband, has a high incidence of long-term complications and insufficient weight loss. We investigated 47 revisions to gastric bypass (GBP). The GBP, mean operating time was 3 hr and hospital stay was 7 days. Complications occurred in 17%. CONCLUSION: Conversion of LapBand to GBP is needed to treat complications of LapBand.