title: Gastric banding in the treatment of morbid obesity.
abstract: Gastric banding was carried out in 30 patients as a treatment for morbid obesity. The mean excess weight lost at 3 months was 32.6 per cent (27 patients) and 69.7 per cent at 2 years (eight patients). Fifteen patients required 22 reoperations for technical complications. Two patients underwent removal of the band and seven patients were converted to a stapled vertical Silastic ring gastroplasty. Although gastric banding appears to be a satisfactory method of achieving weight loss, the complication and reoperation rates are unacceptable in our hands. It is recommended that this operation should no longer be used as a treatment for morbid obesity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, General Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kirby
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crowson
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Baddeley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D015431:Weight Loss