vertical banded gastroplasty

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Indications

Procedure

Laparocopic procedure.

An upper gastric pouch is formed by a verticle staple line with banding. The stomach is shaped such that the gastric inlet & gastric oulet are connected to the upper gastric pouch (see image).

74% effective at 2 years in maintaining > 50% of excess weight loss (vs 35% for gastric banding).

Complications

rare More effective than gastric banding with fewer complications[2].

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. 2.0 2.1 Journal Watch 24(2):19, 2004 Morino M et al Laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding versus vertical banded gastroplasty in morbidly obese patients: a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial. Ann Surg 238:835, 2003 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14631220