Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego
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Pol. Merkur. Lekarski · Nov 2007
Comparative Study[Preliminary outcomes of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in surgical obesity treatment].
Obesity is an increasing medical and social problem. Besides conservative therapy, resulting in modest weight loss, the available treatment option is bariatric surgery. Surgery is recommended for patients with BMI > 40 or > 35 with comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, osteoarthritis and poor quality of life. ⋯ In our opinion bariatric surgery is the most efficient option to achieve weight loss in morbid obesity. Bariatric operations are characterized with relative low rate of complications. LAGB is shorter procedure and its risk is lower than RYGB, moreover after LAGB the anatomy of digestive tract is not modified and it is easy to remove gastric band when necessary.