title: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banded plication: case-matched study from a single U.S. center.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banded plication (LAGBP) is a novel technique for weight loss surgery. This study evaluates the safety and short-term efficacy of LAGBP in a U.S. population. The setting was an academic medical center in the United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients who underwent LAGBP between 2012 and 2013 were reviewed retrospectively. Demographic characteristics, pre and perioperative details, body mass index (BMI), and percent excess weight loss (%EWL) were analyzed and compared to case-matched cohorts that had laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) or laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) during the same time period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventeen patients (14 females) underwent LAGBP during the study period and were case-matched based on age, sex, race, and preoperative BMI with patients having LAGB and LSG. Mean age and preoperative BMI for LAGBP cohort were 42.5±11.6 years and 47.7±6.5 kg/m2, respectively. Mean operative time and estimated blood loss were 72±16 minutes and 23±23 mL, respectively, compared to 49±16 minutes (P=.002) and 15±23 mL for LAGB, and 66±18 minutes and 36±22 mL for LSG. There were no perioperative deaths. Hospital length of stay was 1.1±.3 days for LAGBP, versus .7±.3 days (P=.004) for LAGB, and 2.7±1.4 days (P<.001) for LSG. At 12-month follow-up, patients in the LAGBP and LAGB groups had undergone similar number of band adjustments (4.7 versus 5.1; P=.68). The %EWL was 46.1±14.8% for the LAGBP cohort, compared to 38.9±20.6% for LAGB, and 57.7±16% for LSG.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  LAGBP is technically feasible and safe, and offers weight loss results positioned between LAGB and LSG at 1 year. To date, this is the largest U.S. series to compare this novel technique to more traditional weight loss procedures.
authors.affiliation: Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Umer I
authors.initials: UI
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.affiliation: Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Sylvester N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Osayi
authors.affiliation: Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Suzo
authors.affiliation: Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Sabrena F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Noria
authors.affiliation: Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Dean J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Mikami
authors.affiliation: Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. Electronic address: bradley.needleman@osumc.edu.
authors.forename: Bradley J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Needleman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Bariatric surgery; Greater curvature plication; Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding; Sleeve gastrectomy