Failed (Slipped) LAP-BAND® Patient 1 Week Post Op
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Thank you so much for posting this video, I have opted for the RYN procedure, and my family would prefer the lapband. After doing some local research I found that too many people had some bad experiences with it slipping - Thanks again.
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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. "
DrRRutledge 1 year ago
"CONCLUSION: Our mid-term results were disappointing, with a high complication rate and many dissatisfied patients."
Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2009 Mar-Apr;5(2):218-23. Epub 2008 Aug 19.
Disappointing mid-term results after laparoscopic gastric banding in young patients.
Lanthaler M, Sieb M, Strasser S, Weiss H, Aigner F, Nehoda H.
Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University Hospital, Innsbruck, Austria
DrRRutledge 1 year ago