Open AccessRevisional laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in failed gastric banding and effects of exercise and frequent sweet-eating on its outcome
Author(s) -
Hamed A. Al-Wadaani,
Abdul Qadeer
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.333.12874
Subject(s) - medicine , weight loss , excess weight , body mass index , surgery , gastric banding , sleeve gastrectomy , body weight , gastric bypass , obesity
To find out effectiveness of revisional laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (RLSG) in the patients who had laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) and failed to reduce or regained the weight and effectiveness of sweet abstaining and exercise on postoperative weight loss.