Chapter
Laparoscopic Banded Gastric Bypass Surgery
Abstract
The laparoscopic banded gastric bypass is a modified gastric bypass operation with a controlled reservoir formed by placing a ring or band around the gastric pouch. The placement of the ring prevents the formation of the neo-pouch that forms after gastric bypass operations, when the pouch, stoma and proximal jejunum dilate over time. Control of the reservoir size has been reported to result in more weight loss and better weight loss maintenance …
Authors
Fobi MAL; Bhandari M
Book title
Obesity, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Pagination
pp. 447-461
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2016
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-04343-2_46