Abstract:

Background: The feasibility and safety of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for treatment of morbid obesity has been demonstrated in a large number of studies. Access port-related complications constitute a significant part of all complications related to gastric banding. Further, adjustment of hydraulic gastric bands can be fairly lengthy, uncomfortable, and is not a precise procedure. A study was performed to assess the usefulness and efficacy of a new type of band adjusted telemetrically without the need for an access port. The initial worldwide results of the first telemetrically adjustable gastric band for morbid obesity (EASYBAND®; EndoArt Medical Technologies, Switzerland) in two German academic centers are described herein.

Authors:

Rudolph A. Weiner, M.D., Krankenhaus Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt am Main; Michael Korenkov, M.D., University Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Esther Matzig, M.D., Krankenhaus Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt am Main; Sylvia Weiner, M.D., Krankenhaus Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Woiteck K. Karcz, M.D., Krankenhaus Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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