International Journal of Obesity - Weight loss after laparoscopic adjustable gastric band and resolution of the metabolic syndrome and its components Skip to main content Thank you for visiting ...

During this time period, utilization of laparoscopic RYGB decreased from 36.7% to 26.8% and laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) surgery decreased from 35.4% to 9.5% of procedures.

Gastric band surgery should be made more widely available, researchers say, after a study found the procedure had major benefits to moderately overweight people with type-two diabetes. The Monash ...

Gastric band weight loss ops on the rise for under-25s. Published. 19 September 2011. Share. close panel. Share page. Copy link. About sharing. By Jean Mackenzie. Newsbeat reporter.