Given the long-term incidence of weight regain or side-effect symptoms after Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG), an increasing number of patients undergo conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric by-pass (RYGBP); aim of the study was to analyse results in 69 patients who underwent RYGBP in previous VBG, compared to RYGBP results in patients without previous bariatric surgery undergoing surgery in the same period. Between May 1997 and June 2011, 69 patients underwent RYGBP after previous VBG; the pro…
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in previous vertical banded gastroplasty: experience with 69 cases
SCOZZARI, Gitana;TOPPINO, Mauro;MORINO, Mario
2012-01-01
Abstract
Given the long-term incidence of weight regain or side-effect symptoms after Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG), an increasing number of patients undergo conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric by-pass (RYGBP); aim of the study was to analyse results in 69 patients who underwent RYGBP in previous VBG, compared to RYGBP results in patients without previous bariatric surgery undergoing surgery in the same period. Between May 1997 and June 2011, 69 patients underwent RYGBP after previous VBG; the pro…File in questo prodotto:
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