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Preliminary Results of the Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Procedure by a New Generation of Silicone Band: MIDBAND.

Blanc PM, Lagoutte JM, Picot MC, Denève E, de Seguin C, Fabre JM, Nocca D

CHU, Montpellier, France.

BACKGROUND: The surgical treatment of morbid obesity by laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding has become a "gold standard" in Europe. Currently, five types of silicone bands are used in the majority of countries performing bariatric surgery. METHODS: The MIDBAND(R) was introduced to the European market in 2000. It is placed around the stomach using the Pars Flaccida technique described by Forsell. A prospective multicentric study on 113 cases was carried out to evaluate technical feasibility, complications, and the midterm weight loss outcomes (2 years). RESULTS: The percentage of excess body weight loss was 52.58% at 2 years. Perioperative mortality was nil and the complication rate was low (slippage <2%). CONCLUSION: These encouraging results require longer-term studies to validate this procedure.

Published 14 March 2008 in Obes Surg.
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