Improvement in health-related quality of life in first year after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.

Background: We analyzed the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and its determinants in the first year after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB). The setting was 10 Italian public and private bariatric surgery centers.

Methods: Data collected in an ongoing, prospective, 3-year multicenter Italian study on the changes in HRQOL after LAGB were used.

LapBand System in super-superobese patients (>60 kg/m(2)): 4-year results.

Background: Bariatric surgery in superobese (BMI > 50 kg/m(2)) and super-superobese (BMI > 60 kg/m(2)) patients can be a formidable technical and therapeutic challenge because these patients often present multiple medical, surgical, and anesthetic risks. Only a few dedicated reports on different surgical options in this kind of patient population are available. The aim of this study is the evaluation of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) results in an unselected populations of super-superobese patients operated during the last 4 years.