title: Long-Term Outcomes of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Conversion of Failed Laparoscopic Gastric Band.
abstract: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) carries a high rate of failure and reoperation. Laparoscopic conversion of failed LAGB to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has been shown to be safe and feasible, but long-term follow-up data is still limited.
  
  
  
  The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of RYGB after failed LAGB in our patient population.
  
  
  
  The setting was the University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.
  
  
  
  Using a prospectively collected database, we retrospectively reviewed data of patients who underwent LAGB revision to RYGB at our institution between 2006 and 2014.
  
  
  
  A total of 58 patients underwent RYGB after failed LAGB in our institution between 2006 and 2014. Of those, 20 patients (34.5%) had concomitant band removal while the rest underwent a two-stage RYGB after a mean of 30 months after band removal. A follow-up was achieved in 84.5, 82, 83, 95, and 76% of patients at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years after RYGB. Percentage of excess weight loss (%EWL) was 62.8, 68.1, 64.2, 63.8, and 61.3% at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years, respectively, while percentage of total weight loss (%TWL) was 28.4, 30.7, 29.4, 28.9, and 28.6% at the corresponding time periods. The most common short-term complications were abscesses/leaks (5.2%) while the most common long-term complications were symptomatic gallstones necessitating laparoscopic cholecystectomy (5.2%), incisional hernias (5.2%), and small-bowel obstruction (3.4%). No surgery-related mortality was recorded.
  
  
  
  RYGB is a safe procedure with favorable weight loss outcomes at 5 years and can be considered a good rescue procedure after failed LAGB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Hanaa N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Dakour Aridi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Mohammad-Rachad
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wehbe
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Ghassan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shamseddine
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Ramzi S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Alami
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. bs21@aub.edu.lb.
authors.forename: Bassem Y
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Safadi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D061887:Conversion to Open Surgery; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D000069290:Incisional Hernia / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D007861:Lebanon; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Bariatric; Gastric band; Laparoscopic; Outcomes; Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; Weight loss