[Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in the treatment of obesity: analysis of 172 cases].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the outcome of weight loss by laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) on obesity patients and the improvement of comorbidity.


METHODS
From June 2003 to June 2009, the data 172 obesity patients(119 women, 53 men, mean age 28.5 years, mean body mass index 38.5 kg/m(2)) were analyzed. Comorbidities included 28 cases with diabetes, 36 with hypertension, 85 with dyslipidemia, 56 with sleep apnea and 138 with fatty liver.


RESULTS
Mean body mass index(BMI) at 1,3,6,12, 24, 36 and 48 months was 37.2 kg/m(2),35.9 kg/m(2), 34.5 kg/m(2), 32.9 kg/m(2), 30.7 kg/m(2), 29.2 kg/m(2) and 28.1 kg/m(2), respectively. The percentage of excess weight loss(% EWL) at 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, and 48 months was 10.1%, 16.2%, 25.1%, 37.4%, 51.3%, 59.0% and 62.1%, respectively. At 24, 36 and 48 months, respectively, 50.7%, 63.6% and 70.0% of patients had more than 50% excess weight loss. Complications included 6 cases of port infection, 3 of other port problem, 7 of gastric pouch dilatations, 4 of slippage and 1 of chronic intestinal obstruction. Bands of 5 patients were explanted. No death occurred. Blood glucose of 60.7% patients with diabetes was controlled well without any drug. The blood pressure of 22 hypertensive patients became normal. The blood fat of 49 hyperlipidemia cases returned to normal. The symptom of 29 patients with sleep apnea disappeared. All the patients with fatty liver were improved in different degree.


CONCLUSIONS
Gastric banding provides good weight loss and significant reduction in comorbidities with few and minor complications.
Ji
Xin-rong
XR
Department of Minimal Invasive Surgery, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Chen
Dan-lei
DL
Hu
Xu-guang
XG
Wu
Jin-sheng
JS
Ke
Chong-wei
CW
Yin
Kai
K
Zheng
Cheng-zhu
CZ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015391:Gastroplasty; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery*; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult