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Published in: Obesity Surgery 7/2021

01-07-2021 | Letter to the Editor

Long-Term Manometric Impact of the Adjustable Gastric Band on Esophageal Motility: a Prospective Case-Control Study

Authors: Tania Triantafyllou, Malvina Maria Eleftheriou, Charalampos Theodoropoulos, Dimitrios Schizas, Nikolaos Michalopoulos, Fotios Archontovasilis, Dimitrios Theodorou

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 7/2021

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Obesity is found among the most morbid diseases of the Western World. The incidence of the disease has dramatically increased during the last decades [1]. As a result, advances in bariatric surgery are evolving. Currently, adjustable gastric band (AGB) has lost popularity as a result of its limitations and complications. Previous studies proved that AGB presents inferior effectiveness regarding weight loss [2]. Moreover, long-term complications have been more commonly attributed to AGB compared to other procedures [3]. …
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go back to reference O'Brien P, Hindle A, Brennan L, et al. Long-term outcomes after bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of weight loss at 10 or more years for all bariatric procedures and a single-centre review of 20-year outcomes after adjustable gastric banding. Obes Surg. 2019;29(1):3–14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-018-3525-0.CrossRefPubMed O'Brien P, Hindle A, Brennan L, et al. Long-term outcomes after bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of weight loss at 10 or more years for all bariatric procedures and a single-centre review of 20-year outcomes after adjustable gastric banding. Obes Surg. 2019;29(1):3–14. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1007/​s11695-018-3525-0.CrossRefPubMed
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Title
Long-Term Manometric Impact of the Adjustable Gastric Band on Esophageal Motility: a Prospective Case-Control Study
Authors
Tania Triantafyllou
Malvina Maria Eleftheriou
Charalampos Theodoropoulos
Dimitrios Schizas
Nikolaos Michalopoulos
Fotios Archontovasilis
Dimitrios Theodorou
Publication date
01-07-2021
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 7/2021
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-021-05361-6

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