Postgraduate medicine
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Postgraduate medicine · Jul 2012
Multicenter Study Clinical TrialSafety and efficacy of the LAP-BAND AP® adjustable gastric band in the treatment of obesity: results at 2 years.
The objective of this analysis is to report interim, 2-year results for morbidly obese patients who have undergone laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in the LAP-BAND AP® EXperience (APEX) trial. ⋯ The LBAP safely and effectively facilitated weight loss in morbidly obese patients, with clinically meaningful improvements in quality of life and obesity-related comorbidities. The durability of these results will be further described with additional follow-up through 5 years.