Vertical-Banded Gastroplasty

BACKGROUND Vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) has been a popular bariatric operation for the past 2 decades, and this operation… (More)

Long-term follow-up (>l0 years) after vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) is almost nonexistent. The aim of this study was to… (More)

BACKGROUND An increasing number of patients with a failed primary bariatric procedure present themselves for secondary treatment… (More)

BACKGROUND Optimal evaluation of the results of surgery for morbid obesity requires a long-term follow-up for at least 5 years… (More)

BACKGROUND Despite important advances in the field of bariatric surgery over the last 40 years, no single operation has clearly… (More)

BACKGROUND: a prospective randomized study was undertaken to compare the outcome of vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) and… (More)

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to learn whether preoperative eating habits can be used to predict outcome after vertical… (More)

In a previous study, Roux-Y gastric bypass was found to be significantly more effective than vertical banded gastroplasty for… (More)

Vertical banded gastroplasty (VBGP) was compared with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) in a randomized prospective trial that… (More)

The authors assessed the nutritional status of 60 morbidly obese patients by determining body composition, using multiple isotope… (More)