Abstract |
To determine the long-term results of the surgical treatment of patients with morbid obesity, a retrospective analysis of the patients in whom a vertical banded gastroplasty according to Mason was performed in the period 1982-1990 was carried out in the department of General Surgery, St. Joseph Hospital, Veldhoven, the Netherlands. In a series of 20 patients (4 men and 16 women) with a mean age of 32 (17-53) years who were eligible for treatment according to international criteria surgery was performed. The preoperative weight averaged 124 (94-207) kg and the mean preoperative excess weight was 60 (37-132) kg. Immediate postoperative complications occurred in 5 and late complications in 7 patients. Revision for technical complications was necessary in 2 patients. Twelve patients were followed up for more than 4 years. The mean weight loss after 4 years was 37 (18-89) kg, which was 28 (18-43) per cent of the mean preoperative weight and 62 (31-89) per cent of the mean preoperative excess weight. The 4-year results were unsatisfactory (less than 50 percent excess weight loss) in 3 of the 12 patients. It is concluded that vertical banded gastroplasty in our hands seems a relatively safe and effective surgical method of achieving sustained weight loss in most patients.
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Authors | P P Jacobs, F A Croiset van Uchelen, C M Bruyninckx, F J Donker, W M Driessen, C Breuer |
Journal | Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
(Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd)
Vol. 135
Issue 32
Pg. 1445-9
(Aug 10 1991)
ISSN: 0028-2162 [Print] Netherlands |
Vernacular Title | Goede resultaten op middellange termijn van verticale maagverdeling ter behandeling van overmatige vetzucht. |
PMID | 1922454
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Body Weight
- Female
- Gastroplasty
(methods)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Obesity, Morbid
(surgery)
- Patient Satisfaction
- Postoperative Complications
- Postoperative Period
- Weight Loss
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