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ArticleObesity surgery2018

Destiny of Failed Adjustable Gastric Bandings: Do All the Patients Need Further Bariatric Surgery?

Alessandro Genzone, Alice Ferguglia, Marijus Ambrazevicius, Mauro Toppino, Luca Grasso, Marco Ettore Allaix, Mario Morino

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Article in Obesity surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alessandro GenzoneDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Corso A. M. Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy.
Alice FergugliaDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Corso A. M. Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy.
Marijus AmbrazeviciusDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Corso A. M. Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy.
Mauro ToppinoDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Corso A. M. Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy.
Luca GrassoDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Corso A. M. Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy.
Marco Ettore AllaixDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Corso A. M. Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy.
Mario MorinoDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Corso A. M. Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy. mario.morino@unito.it.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe number of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) removal has increased throughout the years. The aim of the study was to evaluate the outcomes in patients undergoing LAGB removal with or without further bariatric surgery. MATERIALS AND

methodsData prospectively collected from consecutive patients undergoing LAGB removal from 2008 to 2016 at our institution were retrospectively analyzed. Obesity-related comorbidities, complications, and body mass index (BMI) before removal and at 1-year follow-up were evaluated.

resultsA total of 156 patients were included in the study. Seventy-six patients had further surgery (SURG group): 55 underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and 21 laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB). Eighty patients underwent only LAGB removal (No-SURG group). The mean BMI was lower in the No-SURG group (33.9 vs 36.3 kg/m

conclusionsLAGB is associated with a high rate of reoperation. Further bariatric surgery after LAGB removal should be considered due to weight regain, persistence of GERD symptoms, and new-onset comorbidities.

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GastroplastyObesity, MorbidPostoperative ComplicationsBariatric SurgeryHumansRetrospective StudiesTreatment FailureComplicationsLAGBRemovalRevisional surgerySecondary surgeryWeight regain

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