December 22, 2011 — Physicians caring for patients with laparascopic adjustable gastric bands (lap bands) should remain alert for late complications, according to a report published online December 22 ...

As the number of people having gastric bands fitted to lose weight increases, so will the number of complications associated with the procedure. A Case Report published Online First by the Lancet ...

Gastric banding isn't immune to controversy, either, because as many as half of patients who receive the implant have to have it taken out because of product problems. Allergan's Lap-Band anti-obesity ...

Laparoscopic-adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a reasonable interim approach for the treatment of morbid obesity in adolescents, because it promotes weight loss in the short term and is a ...

(Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s choice of gastric banding has prompted questions about why he opted for a weight-loss procedure less favored by bariatric surgeons and patients.

A study of the two most popular weight-loss surgeries found obese diabetics who had gastric bypass surgery lost 64 percent of their excess weight after a year, compared with 36 percent in those ...

After a popular type of weight-loss surgery, nearly 21 percent of patients develop a drinking problem, sometimes years later, researchers report. The researchers followed more than 2,000 patients who ...

Gastric bypass surgery is used to help people lose weight when eating and exercise aren’t enough. A new less invasive option, gastric banding, is helping people once scared off by the original Lap ...

Singer-songwriter Jessica Clemmons struggled for more than a decade to lose weight. In desperation she had a gastric band fitted, but it proved a disaster. Then she discovered the real cause of her ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among weight-loss surgery options, gastric bypass comes with more complications shortly after surgery than gastric banding, but makes up for it with fewer long-term side ...

May 7 (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's choice of gastric banding has prompted questions about why he opted for a weight-loss procedure less favored by bariatric surgeons and patients.