Open AccessDecreasing complication rates for one-stage conversion band to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: A retrospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Philippe Garneau,
Omar Abouzahr,
Fabio Garofalo,
Naif Alenazi,
Simon Bacon,
Ronald Denis,
Radu Pescarus,
Henri Atlas
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/jmas.jmas_86_18
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , sleeve gastrectomy , retrospective cohort study , body mass index , complication , stage (stratigraphy) , gastric banding , cohort , weight loss , gastric bypass , obesity , paleontology , biology
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) revision surgery is often necessary because of its high failure rate. The objective of this study was to demonstrate that better patient selection, when converting a failed LAGB to a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) as a one-stage revision procedure, is safe, feasible and improves the complication rate.