BIB is an effective procedure with satisfactory weight loss and improvement in co-morbidities after 6 months. Previous gastric surgery is a contraindication to BIB placement.

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The LASGB operation is safe and effective, and deserves wider use for treatment of morbid obesity.

Initial BMI in this series did not correlate with %EWL 5 years after the operation. In fact %EWL was almost the same in each group, independent of preoperative weight. Initial BMI was an accurate indicator of the results obtained 5 years after LAP-BAND in group C (50-59.9 kg/m(2)) and D (=60 kg/m(2)) patients, who remained morbidly obese despite their %EWL.

Although surgical indications for BMI < or = 35 remain questionable, the Lap-Band in this study demonstrated that all but 1 patient achieved normal weight, and most lost their co-morbidities with a very low mortality rate.