In longer-term follow-up, the researchers found that in the gastric banding group, 0.2% of patients died, about 12% were hospitalized again, and about 14% had one or more subsequent interventions.

Cost-effectiveness analysis of laparoscopic gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, and nonoperative weight loss interventions. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2008;41 (1):26-32. 29.

ORLANDO (November 1, 2004)--Surgeons at Western Pennsylvania Hospital report that laparoscopic surgery for obesity, known as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, effectively improves unhealthy conditions ...

His story is not atypical, however. Virginia Steele told Eyewitness News she feels stronger and more confident than ever after losing 70 pounds since her gastric bypass surgery in May 2016.

Angrisani L et al.: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding versus laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: 5 year results of a prospective randomized trial. Surg Obes Relat Disord, in press ...

The study involved 100 morbidly obese people who underwent Lap-Band surgery. These patients were matched by sex, race, age and weight with 100 patients who underwent gastric bypass.

The study involved 544 obese adults, most in their mid-40s, including 249 who had laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. About two years after the start of the study, gastrointestinal complaints ...

April 24, 2007 (Las Vegas) -- Concomitant cholecystectomy during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) for gallbladder pathology is safe, feasible, and avoids subjecting patients to a ...

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