[Port stapling for simplified port implantation in laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding].
BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the applicability of a port stapling device to simplify and improve port implantation in laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB).


METHODS
From November 2005 to September 2006, a prospective study was conducted on 23 consecutive patients who underwent LAGB with Swedish adjustable gastric banding. Patients were randomized to either conventional titanium-port implantation or port stapling using the "Velocity" device.


RESULTS
No differences in age, body weight, body mass index, fascia depth or incision length were reported between the groups. Port implantation time was significantly less using port stapling (90+/-24 s) compared to conventional port implantation (521+/-138 s). Port related complaints postoperatively and at follow-up were equal in both groups.


CONCLUSIONS
Port stapling is an excellent tool to facilitate port implantation, particularly in massively obese patients with a thick abdominal wall.
Türler
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Thorax- und Gefässchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany. andreas.tuerler@ek-bonn.de
Standop
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Schäfer
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Decker
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Hirner
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Decker
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D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D013997:Time Factors; D014025:Titanium; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D014025:Titanium