The effect of gastric band slippage on patient body mass index and quality of life.
Affiliation
Department of Surgery, St Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown Co, Dublin, Ireland.Issue Date
2012-05Keywords
OBESITYSURGERY
BODY MASS INDEX
MeSH
AdultBody Mass Index
Case-Control Studies
Device Removal
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Foreign-Body Migration
Gastroplasty
Humans
Laparoscopy
Male
Obesity, Morbid
Quality of Life
Reoperation
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Failure
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The effect of gastric band slippage on patient body mass index and quality of life. 2012, 22 (5):773-6 Obes SurgPublisher
Obesity surgeryJournal
Obesity surgeryDOI
10.1007/s11695-011-0526-7PubMed ID
22012490Abstract
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a popular surgical procedure for the management of morbid obesity. Gastric band slippage (GBS) is the most common long-term complication. In this study, the effect of GBS on body mass index (BMI) and quality of life (QOL) were assessed.Item Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
1708-0428ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s11695-011-0526-7