Adolescent Gastric Banding: a 5-Year Longitudinal Study.

Background: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is used to treat obesity in adults. Less is known about long-term results of the procedure in adolescents.

Objectives: To evaluate LAGB 5-year outcomes in teenagers with severe obesity.

Adolescent laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB): prospective results in 137 patients followed for 3 years.

Background: Evidence supports weight loss surgery as an effective long-term weight reduction therapy in adults.

Methods: Few adolescent obesity surgery series report outcomes for laparoscopic gastric banding (LAGB). We studied a population of morbidly obese teenagers who underwent LAGB to evaluate its safety and effectiveness in this age group.