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A 5-Year Experience of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in China

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Background

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) has been our operation of choice for morbid obesity since 2003. The aim of this study was to review 5 years of LAGB procedures at a single institution in China.

Methods

All patients who underwent LAGB at our institution from June 2003 to November 2009 were analyzed retrospectively. A telephone survey of patients was conducted in 2010.

Results

This study included 188 Chinese patients, of which 69.7 % were female and 8 (4.3 %) were super-obese (body mass index (BMI) >50 kg/m2). The mean age of patients was 27.2 ± 9.1 years (range, 14–55 years), mean weight was 106.8 ± 24.7 kg (range, 67–230 kg), and mean BMI was 37.5 ± 6.2 kg/m2 (range, 26.1–61.7 kg/m2). The mortality rate was 0 %. Six bands were removed (four for slippage). One operation was converted to an open procedure. Ninety-eight patients were surveyed by telephone. The mean weight loss was 17.6 ± 12.5 kg, and the mean follow-up time was 23.6 months. Percentage excess weight loss (%EWL) at 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years was 27.8 ± 16.4, 39.0 ± 23.1, 44.1 ± 27.3, and 43.1 ± 28.4 %, respectively. The nonresponder rate (%EWL <30 %) at 2 years was 33.3 % (20/60). Weight regain of more than 10 kg from nadir was observed in 10 of the 98 patients (10.2 %).

Conclusions

LAGB is a relatively safe procedure with few major complications. However, a minority of morbidly obese patients did not benefit sufficiently from their surgery.

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Acknowledgments

We thank John E. Woods (Emeritus Professor of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA) for careful reading of the manuscript and editorial help.

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Qiaojun Han, Yue Chen, Jianbing Zhuge, Zhaolong Zhang, and Dajin Zou declare no conflicts of interest.

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  1. Department of Endocrinology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China

    Qiaojun Han, Yue Chen & Dajin Zou

  2. Army 92815, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China

    Jianbing Zhuge

  3. Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

    Zhaolong Zhang

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Qiaojun Han and Yue Chen contributed equally to this work.

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Han, Q., Chen, Y., Zhuge, J. et al. A 5-Year Experience of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in China. OBES SURG 23, 197–200 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-012-0771-4

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