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Vertical banded gastroplasty for the treatment of morbid obesity.
BACKGROUND Surgical treatment of morbid obesity is gaining in popularity, because conservative treatment is ineffective. However, a cost-effectiveness analysis has never been performed and is the main goal of the present study. METHODS 21 consecutive morbidly obese patients were tested before and after vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG). Quality of life was assessed with the Nottingham Health...
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to analyze the data of 92 patients who were treated with vertical banded gastroplasty (VBGP) for morbid obesity. We wanted to show that VBGP is a simple, effective and safe surgery for an experienced gastrointestinal surgeon. METHODS From January 1994 through June 2000, 92 patients with morbid obesity who were treated with VBGP were enrolled into this ...
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of evidence • Patients undergoing various bariatric surgical procedures lost an average of 61.2% of their excess weight (varying from 47.5% for gastric banding to 70.1% for biliopancreatic diversion or duodenal switch procedures) • Perioperative mortality was relatively low (varying from 0.1% for banding, 0.5% for bypass, to 1.1% for biliopancreatic diversion or duodenal switch) • Most patients...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Gastrointestinal Radiology
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0364-2356,1432-0509
DOI: 10.1007/bf01887641