Prospective, multicenter, 3-year trial of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding with the MIDBAND™.

Background: Although laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a popular metabolic/bariatric procedure, few prospective studies have assessed its outcomes. This study aimed to prospectively assess LAGB safety and effectiveness outcomes using the MIDBAND™ (MID, Dardilly, France).

Methods: Between May 2005 and September 2006, 262 morbidly obese patients underwent primary gastric banding with pars flaccida technique in 13 French medical centers.

[Longitudinal sleeve gastrectomy as a stand-alone bariatric procedure: Results of a multicenter retrospective study].

Introduction: Sleeve gastrectomy as an isolated procedure is a new option in bariatric surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate its short and medium term (2 years) results in a multicenter setting.

Materials: This is a retrospective study including 446 patients undergoing surgery in 14 teaching, private, and public hospitals.

[Megacolon in adults. Apropos of 76 cases].

27 patients with Hirschsprung's disease and 49 patients with idiopathic megacolon were followed for a period ranging between 6 months and 15 years. The diagnosis is essentially based on the barium enema and functional ano-rectal investigations. Duhamel's operation was performed in 26 patients with Hirschsprung's disease and in 34 patients with idiopathic megacolon.