An adjustable silicone gastric band for laparoscopic treatment of morbid obesity--technique and results.
The laparoscopic application of an adjustable silicone gastric band (Lap-Band System, Bioenterics, Carpinteria, CA) (Fig. 1), based on a similar device introduced by Kuzmak in 1986, is gaining widespread acceptance as a gastric restrictive procedure in treatment of morbid obesity. The advantage of an operation that does not open the gastrointestinal tract and can be performed laparoscopically is obvious. This procedure, using the laparoscopic approach , has been performed in our institutions since 1992. The goals of this article are to describe both our standardized surgical technique that minimized the morbidity rate and its results.
Favretti
Franco
F
Obesity Center, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Segato
Gianni
G
De Marchi
Francesco
F
De Luca
Maurizio
M
Lise
Mario
M
Cadiere
Guy-Bertrand
GB
Himpens
Jaques
J
Capelluto
Elie
E
Gaudissart
Quentin
Q
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D012828:Silicones
D012828:Silicones