| Lee WJ |
------>authors3_c= ------>paper_class1=1 ------>Impact_Factor=0.474 ------>paper_class3=2 ------>paper_class2=1 ------>vol= ------>confirm_bywho=hj2166 ------>insert_bywho=poliwei ------>Jurnal_Rank=76.2 ------>authors4_c= ------>comm_author= ------>patent_EDate=None ------>authors5_c= ------>publish_day=1 ------>paper_class2Letter=None ------>page2= ------>medlineContent= ------>unit=E0110 ------>insert_date=20080505 ------>iam=3 ------>update_date=None ------>author=??? ------>change_event=4 ------>ISSN= ------>authors_c= ------>score=500 ------>journal_name=J Formos Med Assoc ------>paper_name=Weight loss and improvement of obesity-related illness following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding procedure for morbidly obese patients in Taiwan ------>confirm_date=20080505 ------>tch_id=094116 ------>pmid=17098690 ------>page1= ------>fullAbstract=BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a newly developed minimally invasive surgical procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity. This study was conducted to evaluate body weight loss, surgical complications, and comorbidities after LAGB surgery. METHODS: Ninety-one morbidly obese patients (mean age, 31.2 years; mean preoperative weight, 120.8 kg) underwent LAGB in a private Taiwan hospital setting within a comprehensive multidisciplinary bariatric program. Patients were followed up to 36 months. Comorbidities were assessed in 55 patients who completed more than 12 months of follow-up by comparing each comorbid condition before surgery and during follow-up. RESULTS: All procedures were performed laparoscopically with no conversion. Mean operation time was 88.7 +/- 32.9 minutes. There were no intraoperative or major postoperative complications. Minor complication of stoma stenos is occurred in three (3.3%) patients. At 36 months after surgery, mean body mass index had decreased from 42.7 to 33.9 kg/m2, and mean percentage of excess weight loss was 44.8%. Late complications were as follows: intractable vomiting requiring band removal in one (1.1%) patient, tubing problems requiring revision surgery in four (4.3%), and stoma obstruction in two (2.1%). There was no mortality. Resolution or improvement of comorbidities was significant for hyperglycemia and diabetes-related index, dyslipidemia, abnormal liver function, hyperuricemia, sleep apnea, and arthralgia, but not for hypertension. CONCLUSION: LAGB provides good weight loss and significant reduction in comorbidities with few minor complications. ------>tmu_sno=None ------>sno=18389 ------>authors2=Wang W ------>authors3=Wei PL ------>authors4=Huaang MT ------>authors5= ------>authors6= ------>authors6_c= ------>authors=Lee WJ ------>delete_flag=0 ------>SCI_JNo=None ------>authors2_c= ------>publish_area=0 ------>updateTitle=Weight loss and improvement of obesity-related illness following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding procedure for morbidly obese patients in Taiwan. ------>language=2 ------>check_flag=None ------>submit_date=None ------>country=None ------>no= ------>patent_SDate=None ------>update_bywho=None ------>publish_year=2006 ------>submit_flag=None ------>publish_month=1 |