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Obesity Surgery

05-03-2025 | Editorial

A Serious Complication in Converting Vertical Banded Gastroplasty to Gastric Bypass: An Arterial Importance

Authors: Amirhossein Davarpanah Jazi, Erfan Sheikhbahaei, Shahab Shahabi, Reza Adib

Published in: Obesity Surgery

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Vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) was one of the earliest bariatric surgical techniques designed to help patients with severe obesity achieve weight loss through a restrictive approach. Although VBG is no longer performed due to advancements in bariatric surgery, its long-term complications such as weight regain or inability to tolerate oral intake continue to challenge surgeons [1], often necessitating conversion to other techniques, such as Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) or One-anastomosis Gastric Bypass (OAGB) [2‐6]. …
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Title
A Serious Complication in Converting Vertical Banded Gastroplasty to Gastric Bypass: An Arterial Importance
Authors
Amirhossein Davarpanah Jazi
Erfan Sheikhbahaei
Shahab Shahabi
Reza Adib
Publication date
05-03-2025
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Obesity Surgery
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-025-07696-w
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