Croatian medical journal
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Croatian medical journal · Aug 2014
Multicenter Study Clinical TrialGastric band is safe and effective at three years in a national study subgroup of non-morbidly obese patients.
To analyze the 3-year outcomes of lower body mass index (BMI) (<35 kg/m2) adjustable gastric band (AGB) recipients across multiple sites in the French health insurance system. ⋯ In a retrospective analysis of a subgroup of BMI<35 kg/m2 patients, some following a prior bariatric procedure, SAGB was found to be safe and effective at 3-year follow-up.