title: Fifty consecutive patients with the GaBP ring system used in the banded gastric bypass operation for obesity with follow up of at least 1 year.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The premanufactured GaBP ring system can be used in the banded gastric bypass operation instead of a surgeon-fashioned ring or band in current use.
  
  
  METHODS
  The GaBP ring system was used in 50 consecutive patients, and the outcomes were reviewed after 1 year of follow-up. Data were kept prospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The GaBP ring system was used in 50 patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery, 9 with an open procedure and 41 with a laparoscopic approach. Placement took an average of < 5 minutes, and there were no GaBP ring system-related complications at the 1-year follow-up. The outcomes in terms of weight loss and resolution of comorbidities are similar to those previously reported for banded gastric bypass.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The GaBP ring system provides a premanufactured standardized ring for use in the banded gastric bypass operation.
authors.affiliation: Center for Surgical Treatment Of Obesity, Hawaiian Gardens, California 90716, USA. fobimal@aol.com.
authors.forename: Mathias A L
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fobi
authors.forename: Hoil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Basil
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Felahy
authors.forename: Kekah
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Che-Senge
authors.forename: Charlie Bruce
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Fields
authors.forename: Martin Cleve
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sanguinette
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome