Researchers found 80 percent of patients who developed esophageal dilatation after gastric banding required conversion to a different bariatric procedure or had the band removed, according to findings presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and a General Surgery News report.
Researchers also found that the 19 percent of patients who developed esophageal dilatation and kept the band regained a significant amount of weight. Researchers looked at data from 1,088 patients who underwent laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding between 2004 and 2008. Of these, 16 patients (1.47 percent) developed esophageal dilatation.
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Researchers also found that the 19 percent of patients who developed esophageal dilatation and kept the band regained a significant amount of weight. Researchers looked at data from 1,088 patients who underwent laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding between 2004 and 2008. Of these, 16 patients (1.47 percent) developed esophageal dilatation.
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