Gastric banding associated with relatively poor long-term outcomes, study suggests
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 00:30
in Health & Medicine
In a study of 82 patients who were evaluated 12 or more years after undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity, a majority of patients reported that they were satisfied with the procedure, although approximately 40 percent experienced major complications and nearly half required removal of their bands, according to a new study.