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Hp30p a comparison of 4 different proprietary gastric bands.

Cheng AK, Poon PL, Tan KY, Rao A, Lim E, Ramalingam G

Alexandra Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.

LapBand surgery is fast becoming a favorite procedure for the surgical treatment of morbid obesity. That gastric restriction by banding is efficient in weight and co-morbidity reduction is well established. Certain short and medium term morbidities have also been identified. There are several popular brands of bands available on the market. They can be low volume high pressure; or high volume low pressure. Each of these brands has their own champions. Alexandra Hospital in Singapore has the largest single institution experience in gastric banding procedure in South East Asia. Information relating to Asian patients undergoing gastric banding using different proprietary bands is so far not available. We carried out a small prospective study of 4 different proprietary bands. The average follow up is 12 months. Weight reduction, short-term complications, and other surgical issues are address with respect to these different bands. The result is presented.

Published 10 May 2007 in ANZ J Surg, 77: A46-7.
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