title: An adjustable silicone gastric band for laparoscopic treatment of morbid obesity--technique and results.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Obesity Center, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Favretti
authors.forename: Gianni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Segato
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Marchi
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Luca
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lise
authors.forename: Guy-Bertrand
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Cadiere
authors.forename: Jaques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Himpens
authors.forename: Elie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Capelluto
authors.forename: Quentin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Gaudissart
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones