SAN FRANCISCO -- At 6 months after undergoing laparoscopic
adjustable gastric banding, a small group of morbidly obese teenagers showed significant improvements in risk factors associated with the development of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, according to results of a prospective study.
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): A new study has shown that laparoscopic
adjustable gastric banding surgery can effectively treat obesity in adolescents and seems to offer a better alternative than gastric bypass surgery.
"Weight loss with laparoscopic
adjustable gastric banding led to excellent resolution of important comorbidities," Dr.
The patients underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery or laparoscopic
adjustable gastric banding. Patient data were collected before and 6 months after the surgery.
As a consumer, you can select gastric bypass,
adjustable gastric banding or the gastric sleeve procedure.
Laparoscopic
adjustable gastric banding produced a 76% remission rate in the first randomized trial to compare the surgery against conventional treatment in obese patients with recent-onset type 2 diabetes.
Laparoscopic
adjustable gastric banding was first introduced in 1993 as a less invasive bariatric surgical procedure.
-- Laparoscopic
adjustable gastric banding resulted in a mean excess weight loss of 42% at 6 months and 60% at 1 year in a study of 51 obese children and adolescents, Dr.
The device's manufacturer, Allergan Inc., proposed that the Lap-Band
adjustable gastric banding system be approved for weight reduction in people aged 18 years and over with no comorbidities and a body mass index (BMI) of at least 35 kg/[m.sup.2], or a BMI of at least 30 kg/[m.sup.2] and one or more comorbid conditions.
* Laparoscopic
adjustable gastric banding. There have been reports of mechanical problems including breakage, infection, and erosion of the band into the GI tract.
Laparoscopic
adjustable gastric banding is attractive because "if there are complications, or it doesn't seem successful, there at least is the option of removing the device and going back to the original anatomy," said Dr.
The major types of surgery undergone by participants in this study included laparoscopic
adjustable gastric banding, laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.