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9 Years after the First Laparoscopic Adjusted Gastric Banding (LAGB) in Adolescents: The Portuguese Experience

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2011

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Angélica Osório, João Moreira-Pinto, Juan Pablo Scarano Pereira, GUTEMBERG CARDOSO DA SILVA, B. Bonet, J. A. Cidade-Rodrigues, J. A. Ferreira-de-Sousa, Carlos Enes, Helena Ferreira Mansilha
European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Abstract

LAGB seems to be a good option to treat obese adolescents, as it is a minimally invasive procedure that does not radically change the patient's anatomy and is associated with minimal morbidity. It leads to a sustained improvement/resolution of OAC, and although weight loss is not continuous, it is maintained over time.