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Objective: The object of this study is to evaluatethe long term outcome in respect of weight loss andlong term complications following LABG
Setting:Department of Surgery, Sheikh Zayed MilitaryHospital Abu Dhabi UAE
Period: From August2005 to August 2007
Patients and methods:Eighty one [81] patients with morbid obesityunderwent LABG at the Zayed Military Hospital,Abu Dhabi UAE and were followed up till date.Twenty one cases followed up for 2 years aftersurgery and forty four cases followed up till today.Forty eight patients were female and thirty threewere male. Age ranged from 21 to 51 years withmedian of 29 years. BMI in patients ranged from 31to 59. Preoperative weight ranged between 93 kg to170 kg with average weight of 129 kg
Results:The following long term complications were seen in65 cases with at least 2 years follow up. Retrosternalburning, severe dysphagia, gastric band erosion intostomach, port displacement, port hernia, bandmigration over the body of the stomach. Weight losswas evaluated in 44 cases with more than five yearsfollow up. Maximum weight loss achived was 71kg, with an average of 30 kg of weight loss. Weightloss peaked by the end of the first year andthereafter remained more or less static with averagefluctuation of 6 kg
Conclusion: With correct caseselection, LAGB is an effective method in reducingweight with fewer long term complications inpatients with morbid obesity and is a potentiallyreversible procedure