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Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: Stable Trends in Weight Control at 10 or More Years
1Department of Surgery, The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, PA, 19611, USA.
Obesity Surgery
|May 1, 1994
Summary
Long-term outcomes after vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) show sustained weight loss. Follow-up and surgeon support appear crucial for maintaining successful weight loss in VBG patients.
Area of Science:
- Bariatric surgery
- Obesity management
- Surgical outcomes
Background:
- Long-term weight loss after gastric restrictive procedures is not fully understood.
- The impact of post-operative follow-up on weight loss maintenance is uncertain.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate long-term outcomes (5-12 years) after vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG).
- To determine the relationship between follow-up and weight loss success post-VBG.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective review of 118 patients who underwent VBG.
- Contacted 65 patients (55%) for interviews at 5-10 and 10-12 years post-surgery.
- Success defined as ≥25% excess weight loss without revision.
Main Results:
- Success rates were similar: 65% at >10 years and 68% at 5-10 years.
- Mean excess weight loss was 46% (>10 years) and 54% (5-10 years).
- Pre-operative profiles of successes and failures were similar; outlet size may influence outcomes.
Conclusions:
- Vertical banded gastroplasty demonstrates sustained weight loss with little deterioration between 5 and over 10 years.
- Revision rates and weight loss among successes remained stable.
- Further investigation into follow-up patterns and outlet size is warranted.