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ArticleCanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie2019

The fate of laparoscopic adjustable gastric band removal

Vanessa Falk, Caroline Sheppard, Aliyah Kanji, Daniel Birch, Shazeer Karmali, Christopher de Gara

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Article in Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Vanessa FalkFrom the Division of General Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Falk, Kanji, Birch, Karmali, de Gara); and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta. (Sheppard, Kanji, Birch, Karmali, de Gara).
Caroline SheppardFrom the Division of General Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Falk, Kanji, Birch, Karmali, de Gara); and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta. (Sheppard, Kanji, Birch, Karmali, de Gara).
Aliyah KanjiFrom the Division of General Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Falk, Kanji, Birch, Karmali, de Gara); and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta. (Sheppard, Kanji, Birch, Karmali, de Gara).
Daniel BirchFrom the Division of General Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Falk, Kanji, Birch, Karmali, de Gara); and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta. (Sheppard, Kanji, Birch, Karmali, de Gara).
Shazeer KarmaliFrom the Division of General Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Falk, Kanji, Birch, Karmali, de Gara); and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta. (Sheppard, Kanji, Birch, Karmali, de Gara).
Christopher de GaraFrom the Division of General Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Falk, Kanji, Birch, Karmali, de Gara); and the Centre for Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta. (Sheppard, Kanji, Birch, Karmali, de Gara).
Royal Alexandra Hospital · CAUniversity of Alberta · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Long-term complications and lack of weight loss have caused a surge in laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) removal. This study reviews the trend of LAGB removal and examines outcomes of patients undergoing subsequent revision bariatric surgery at a single tertiary care centre in Canada. Methods: All LAGB removals performed between January 2008 and December 2016 were reviewed. A subset of patients who underwent revision surgery was then analyzed for patient demographics, weight, body mass index and postoperative complications. Results: During the study period, 211 patients underwent LAGB removal (87.7% female). Most bands were inserted out of province. Reasons for band removal included dysphagia, band slip and weight recidivism. Fifty-nine patients (28%) underwent revision surgery at a mean of 12.8 ± 9.3 (range 0–55) months after LAGB removal. Mean age was 47 ± 9.7 (range 26–63) years, and mean pre-LAGB weight was 131.0 ± 30.0 kg. Following LAGB, the mean weight decreased to 120.5 ± 26.4 kg, but most regained weight after removal to a mean prerevision weight of 125.1 ± 27.0 kg. The lowest mean weight was achieved 12 months after revision surgery (98.7 ± 30.2 kg). The mean percent total weight loss was not significantly different after revision laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass compared with revision laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (22.8 ± 9.6% v.17.5 ± 6.5%, p = 0.179). The overall revision surgery 30-day complication rate was 18.6% and increased to 23.7% long-term. No deaths occurred. Conclusion: The number of LAGB removals is increasing. Revision bariatric surgery leads to improved weight loss; however, revision surgery is associated with complications.

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AdultBariatric SurgeryCanadaDevice RemovalFemaleHumansLaparoscopyMaleMiddle AgedObesity, MorbidPostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeWeight Loss

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PMID31550094
PMCPMC7006354
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