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Gastric Band Procedure
Contraindications to the Gastric Band
- Patients with inflammatory disease or condition of the gastrointestinal tract, such as ulcers, severe esophagitis, or gastric or duodenal Crohns disease.
- Patients with severe heart or lung disease that makes them a poor candidate for surgery.
- Patients with potential upper GI bleeding such as esophageal or gastric varices or patients with portal hypertension.
- Patients with previous gastric surgery or injury such as a gastric perforation at or near the location of the intended band placement.
- Patients who are addicted to alcohol or drugs.
- Patients who are on chronic, long-term steroid treatment.
Gastric Band References:
1. Data on file, Allergan, Inc. October 2006.2. Ponce J, Paynter S. Fromm R. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: 1,014 consecutive cases. J Am Coll Surg. 2005;201:529-535.
3. O’Brien PE, McPhail T, Chaston TB, Dixon JB. Systematic review of medium-term weight loss after bariatric operations. Obes Surg. 2006; 16:1032-1040.
4. Data on file, Allergan, Inc. October 2006.
5. Ponce J, Paynter S. Fromm R. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: 1,014 consecutive cases. J Am Coll Surg. 2005;201:529-535.
6. O’Brien PE, McPhail T, Chaston TB, Dixon JB. Systematic review of medium-term weight loss after bariatric operations. Obes Surg. 2006; 16:1032-1040.
7. O’Brien PE, Dixon JB. Lap-Band®: outcomes and results. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech 2003;13:265-270.
8. Parikh MS, Laker S, Weiner M, Hajiseyedjavadi O, Ren CJ. Objective comparison of complications resulting from laparoscopic bariatric procedures. J Am Coll Surg. 2006;202:252-261.
9. Dixon JB, Chapman L, O’Brien P. Marked improvement in asthma after Lap-Band® surgery for morbid obesity. Obes Surg. 1999;9:385-389.