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laparoscopic gastric banding

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laparoscopic gastric banding (LGB),
gastric banding performed through a laparoscope.


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Half the patients underwent a type of surgery called laparoscopic gastric banding, where an adjustable silicone cuff is installed around the upper stomach, limiting how much a person can eat.
Obesity surgery seen as diabetes cure by CARLA K. JOHNSON / AP News
Half the patients underwent a type of surgery called laparoscopic gastric banding, where an adjustable silicone cuff is installed around the upper stomach, limiting how much a person can eat.
Study: Obesity surgery to reduce stomach size can cure diabetes in ... by CARLA K. JOHNSON / AP Features
Early adverse event rates are low following laparoscopic gastric banding, and are probably lower than gastric bypass.
Is Losing Weight via Gastric Bypass for Everyone? by David Willis / Food/cooking/nutrition community
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