Our experience with 250 laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric bandings

Dukhno, Oleg; Ovnat, Amnon; Levy, Isaac

doi:10.1007/s00464-002-9102-5

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“…To minimize the rates of erosions and complications in general, it is recommended in the literature that laparoscopic bands should be inserted by experienced bariatric surgeons because the learning curve is steep, requiring at least 100 cases to guarantee low complication rates [15,[19][20][21]. This is reflected in our series, with 14 BEs (83%) occurring in the initial 300 band patients (incidence, 4.7%) and 3 BEs occurring in the last 565 patients (incidence, 0.53%).…”

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Band erosion after laparoscopic gastric banding: a retrospective analysis of 865 patients over 5 years

et al. 2010

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The overall incidence of LAGB erosions in our series was 1.96%. This incidence fell with increasing experience to 0.5% after the initial 300 bands were excluded from the analysis (3 band erosions in the last 565 band insertions). However, further increases in incidence are likely with a longer follow-up period. The most common presentation was abdominal pain followed by weight regain and port-site sepsis. In the authors' hands, laparoscopic omental plugging and band removal through a separate anterior gastrotomy appear to be effective methods for dealing with band erosions. Band erosion is a significant source of morbidity, with at least one-third of the erosion patients in our series not achieving their final goal of weight loss despite appropriate treatment. This study highlights the need for a future prospective randomized study to clarify the apparent strong influence of band design and construction on the etiopathogenesis of band erosion.

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Band erosion after laparoscopic gastric banding: a retrospective analysis of 865 patients over 5 years

et al. 2010

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“…A month after surgery, inflation of SAGB was commenced by injecting 3 or 4 ml of a radiology contrast medium (Iopamiro isotonic 200 mg IO; Bracco, Milan, Italy) under aseptic conditions in an out- [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. Of the 190 patients who underwent SAGB, 184 (97%) could be followed up (mean, 39.4 ± 18.4 months; duration of follow-up, 6-72 months).…”

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A 6-year experience with the Swedish adjustable gastric band

et al. 2004

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“…In many studies on LAGB, the percentage of patients in follow‐up is often not reported or is poorly defined18–25. When described, the proportion of patients lost to follow‐up tends to increase with the length of follow‐up.…”

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