Lap Band Surgery Effective For Morbidly Obese Children, Study Finds Nov 7, 2009
6, 2009) A surgeon at Children's National Medical Center and his colleagues from New York University have found laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Lap band) to improve the health of morbidly obese adolescents ... Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding for Morbidly Obese Adolescents Affects Android Fat Loss, Resolution of Comorbidities, and Improved Metabolic Status ... (June 22, 2009) In teenagers, laparoscopic gastric banding surgery for treatment of extreme obesity can significantly... (Science Daily)
Perioperative Safety and Bariatric Surgery Nov 5, 2009
To the Editor: Flum and colleagues (July 30 issue)1 report on the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) consortium study (LABS-1) in which the rate of the composite adverse outcome by 30 days after bariatric surgery was greater among the patients who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass than among the patients who underwent laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, after controlling for coexisting conditions. However, there is a potential for confounding by indication... (New England Journal of Medicine)
A Decade Later, Lifestyle Changes Or Metformin Still Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk Oct 29, 2009
23, 2008) Preliminary research indicates that obese patients with type 2 diabetes who had gastric banding surgery lost more weight and had a higher likelihood of diabetes remission compared to patients who. (June 11, 2009) Simple weight-loss advice from a physician and regular follow-up helped obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome lose a substantial amount of weight, a new study. (Science Daily)
Trialing major weight loss for type 2 diabetes in the overweight Oct 15, 2009
In the first trial of its kind in the world, researchers at Monash University's Centre for Obesity Research and Education (CORE) will examine the benefits of a gastric banding procedure on overweight people with Type 2 diabetes. Lead investigator Professor Paul O'Brien said until now gastric banding surgery was reserved for people who were obese with a Body Mass Index (BMI) rating greater than 30 ... "We know the benefits of weight loss in obese patients and we now want to find out if people... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Private doctors cash in on obesity surgery Sep 18, 2009
Australia-wide, the operations - predominantly the gastric banding procedure which limits the stomach's expansion - cost Medicare more than $10 million in the last financial year in surgery alone, not including anaesthetics and other costs ... With the gastric bypass procedure, which Dr Jorgensen said he usually favoured over gastric banding, the effect on diabetes could be almost instant. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
NIH study finds low short-term risks after bariatric surgery for extreme obesity Jul 31, 2009
The major types of surgery undergone by participants in this study included laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass ... The investigators pointed out, however, that people undergoing some procedures, such as open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, tended to be heavier and sicker than those undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, and after adjusting for patient and center characteristics, there were no significant... (EurekAlert!)
Weight-loss surgery safe, but risks higher for some Jul 30, 2009
Most of the patients had one of three procedures: an open Roux-en-Y, in which a small pouch is created that bypasses the stomach and attaches to the upper intestine; a Roux-en-Y conducted laparoscopically, in which a camera, light, and instruments are threaded through a small incision; or laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, in which an adjustable band is wrapped around the stomach to create a small pouch, which then empties into the larger portion of the stomach ... There were no deaths... (CNN -- Health)
Perioperative Safety in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery Jul 30, 2009
2% of the procedures performed laparoscopically), and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding was performed in 1198 patients; 166 patients underwent other procedures and were not included in the analysis. The 30-day rate of death among patients who underwent a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding was 0. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Study finds risk from popular heart bypass method Jul 16, 2009
Get more info on weight loss surgery at L. A. Bariatric Center in CA. We offer Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery and LAP-BAND adjustable gastric banding system. Featured. (Yahoo News)
More care, more costs: BadgerCare is set to expand, but can Wisconsin afford to keep this promise? Jul 13, 2009
HMOs could be encouraged to provide gastric banding surgery, which costs about 18,000, over gastric bypasses, which cost about 25,000. Eventually, Helgerson said, the state hopes to pay doctors based on their cost-effectiveness scores in a database under development. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Her Loss Is Her Gain: Health Concerns Prompted Teen To Choose Lap-Band Surgery Jul 5, 2009
In Lap-Band surgery or laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding an adjustable, hollow silicone band is placed around the upper part of the stomach, creating a smaller pouch at the top of the stomach. At least six weeks after surgery, the band is filled with saline, which squeezes the passageway between the smaller pouch and the rest of the stomach, restricting how much food the stomach can hold. (FOX61, CT)
Lap-band weight-loss surgery can reverse metabolic syndrome in obese teens Jul 2, 2009
NEW YORK (June 30, 2009) -- A new study of obese adolescents has shown that laparoscopic gastric banding surgery -- the "Lap-Band" procedure -- not only helps them achieve significant weight loss but can also improve and even reverse metabolic syndrome, reducing their risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Metabolic syndrome is defined as a cluster of risk factors -- high blood pressure; low levels of HDL or "good" cholesterol; excessive abdominal fat; and elevated levels of blood sugar,... (EurekAlert!)
Weight-loss surgery cuts cancer risk in women Jun 25, 2009
The majority of participants had vertical banded gastroplasty (commonly known as stomach stapling), in which the upper stomach is stapled to create a smaller pouch; some had adjustable gastric banding, in which a silicone band is placed around the top of the upper part of the stomach to restrict food intake. Fewer than 300 people in the study had gastric bypass surgery, a more dramatic technique in which the surgeon creates a golf-ball-shaped pouch to curb food intake. (CNN -- Health)
Lap Band Weight Loss Surgery Reduces Teens' Risk Factors For Heart Disease, Diabetes Jun 23, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 22, 2009) In teenagers, laparoscopic gastric banding surgery for treatment of extreme obesity can significantly improve and even reverse the metabolic syndrome, a new study found ... In the new study, 24 morbidly obese teens between the ages of 14 and 17 years underwent laparoscopic gastric banding, also called the "Lap-Band" procedure ... "Laparoscopic gastric banding surgery may be a useful intervention for morbidly obese teenagers to decrease the risk of early development... (Science Daily)
Bariatric center opens at Southern Regional Apr 17, 2009
The bariatric center specializes in adjustable gastric banding surgery, said hospital spokesman Kari Hilyer. RELATED. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Study shows potential for resolving type 2 diabetes with bariatric surgery Mar 3, 2009
Researchers observed a progressive relationship of diabetes resolution and weight loss as a function of the operation performed: laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, gastroplasty, gastric bypass, and biliopancreatic diversion/duodenal switch (BPD/DS). Gastric banding yielded 56. (EurekAlert!)
Thyroid Surgery Performed Without Neck Incision, Scar Mar 3, 2009
Rather than the traditional five small incisions used for traditional laparoscopic gastric banding. . (Science Daily)
Lap bands cheapest for weight-loss Feb 25, 2009
Our research shows that it costs less to treat type-2 diabetes early through gastric banding surgery than to allow the same person to live their life with the disease and face ongoing escalating treatment costs,'' she said. Most importantly, these patients could enjoy a dramatic improvement in their quality of life because early treatment using gastric banding surgery results in remission of diabetes for many patients ... Tracking 60 obese patients for two years, the study found the lifetime... (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Consumers warned about over-the-counter pharmacy diets Feb 8, 2009
Choice says meal replacements are also often used before weight-loss surgery, such as gastric banding and are most likely to be effective under close medical supervision and along with effective counselling on long-term diet, lifestyle, behavioural and psychological issues. Choice says this is the critical area where pharmacy-based meal replacement programmes fall short and in view of the inadequate training of consultants, little ability to tailor programmes and deal with individual... (News-Medical.net)
