Are there gender-specific aspects of sleeve gastrectomy-data analysis from the quality assurance study of surgical treatment of obesity in Germany.

Since 1 January 2005, the situation of bariatric surgery has been examined in Germany. All data are registered prospectively in cooperation with the Institute of Quality Assurance in Surgery at the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg. Data are registered in an internet online database.

A new laparoscopic technique for weight reduction with implanted gastric banding basket.

Background: Nowadays, obesity is frequently an indication for implantation of an adjustable stomach or gastric band. Among the side effects, in addition to band erosion and port chamber complications, pouch dilation in the sense of increasing enlargement of the forestomach and resulting insufficiency of initial surgical measures consistently occurs. Implantation of a soft basket band will prevent this.