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Complications and outcome after laparoscopic bariatric surgery: LAGB versus LRYGB

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Background and aims

Unsatisfactory patient compliance and unfavorable results of weight loss let centers prefer the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) as a combined restrictive and malabsorptive procedure. The aim of this study was to evaluate results of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) versus laparoscopic RYGB.

Setting

The study was conducted at Centre Hospitalier Emil Mayrisch Clinic for specialized care (n = 618 beds) in Luxembourg (South).

Materials and methods

Of 620 procedures, 204 patients had LAGB and 416 LRYGB. Short-term (t 1, 6 months to 2 years), middle-term (t2, 2 to 5 years), and long-term follow-up (t 3, >5 years) were performed, including weight loss evolution, Bariatric Analysis, and Reporting Outcome System (BAROS).

Results

Percent EBWL mean values for LAGB vs. LRYGB were at t 1 64.3 vs. 79.5, p = 0.01; at t 2 49.4 vs. 91, p < 0.0001; and at t3 52.6 vs. 79.9, p < 0.0001. The BAROS mean values were at t 1 3.81 vs. 4.00, p = 0.183; at t 2 3.57 vs. 4.12, p < 0.001; and at t 3 3.71 vs. 4.04, p = 0.02. Major complication rate (<30 days) was similar (p = 0.601). Long-term (>30 days) complications were more common after LAGB (14.3 versus 3.6 %, p < 0.001). Fifty patients (25 %) required a second and 36 patients (18 %) a third operation (LRYGB).

Conclusion

The significant difference in %EBWL and BAROS and late adverse events with high re-operation rates in LAGB made the LRYGB more attractive.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Dr. Vera Heitz (Dipl. Psych.) and Dr. Michael Birk for their outstanding support in this paper.

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Nikolaus P. Zuegel, Reinhold A. Lang, Thomas P.Hüttl, Marc Gleis, Marguerite Ketfi-Jungen, Isabelle Rasquin, and Martin Kox have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose. All authors do disclose all institutional or corporate/commercial relationships going back 36 months and longer.

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Zuegel, N.P., Lang, R.A., Hüttl, T.P. et al. Complications and outcome after laparoscopic bariatric surgery: LAGB versus LRYGB. Langenbecks Arch Surg 397, 1235–1241 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-012-0945-5

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