As the number of people having gastric bands fitted to lose weight increases, so will the number of complications associated with the procedure. A Case Report published Online First by the Lancet ...

December 22, 2011 — Physicians caring for patients with laparascopic adjustable gastric bands (lap bands) should remain alert for late complications, according to a report published online December 22 ...

Endoscopic techniques can be appropriate for the treatment of post-bariatric surgery complications including leakage, strictures, fistulas, bleeding and migrated bands or rings Endoscopic management ...

Laparoscopic-adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a reasonable interim approach for the treatment of morbid obesity in adolescents, because it promotes weight loss in the short term and is a ...

Director, Metabolism & Obesity Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Clinical Associate Professor, The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, University of Sydney Tania ...

Bariatic surgery is currently becoming the most effective and successful way to achieve weight loss Bariatric surgery is currently becoming the most effective and successful way to achieve weight loss ...

Gastric banding doesn't work as well as gastric bypass surgery, according to a new study in the journal Archives of Surgery. More than 200,000 weight loss surgeries are performed annually in the U.S.

(Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s choice of gastric banding has prompted questions about why he opted for a weight-loss procedure less favored by bariatric surgeons and patients.

Bariatric surgery is a surgical operation on the stomach and intestine used to treat obesity. It is an option for people who are still severely obese after attempting to lose weight through other ...

After a popular type of weight-loss surgery, nearly 21 percent of patients develop a drinking problem, sometimes years later, researchers report. The researchers followed more than 2,000 patients who ...

Weight-loss patients who had gastric band operations performed by a top surgeon face going under the knife again after claims some of the procedures may cause complications. A private hospital and the ...