OBES SURG (2014) 24:1073–1077 DOI 10.1007/s11695-014-1208-z
ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Two Hundred Seventy-Five Single-Incision Laparoscopic Gastric Band Insertions: What Have We Learnt? Beth Murgatroyd & Saurav Chakravartty & Diwakar R Sarma & Ameet G Patel
Published online: 6 March 2014 # Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
Abstract Single-incision surgery in the morbidly obese patient has not been widely adopted, but remains a popular choice amongst patients. In the bariatric patient, it presents its own surgical challenges with hepatomegaly and increased abdominal adiposity. Here, we present our experience of 275 single-incision laparoscopic gastric bands.Between June 2009 and April 2013, 275 obese patients underwent single-incision laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding through a single incision using a multichannel single port and via a pars flaccida approach. Prospective data collection was undertaken including operating time, additional ports and additional procedures undertaken.In this series, median operative time was 60 (range 34–170) min. An additional port was placed in 15 patients (5 %), including two conversions to four-port technique (0.7 %). Of these patients (n=15), the majority were male (p
ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Two Hundred Seventy-Five Single-Incision Laparoscopic Gastric Band Insertions: What Have We Learnt? Beth Murgatroyd & Saurav Chakravartty & Diwakar R Sarma & Ameet G Patel
Published online: 6 March 2014 # Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
Abstract Single-incision surgery in the morbidly obese patient has not been widely adopted, but remains a popular choice amongst patients. In the bariatric patient, it presents its own surgical challenges with hepatomegaly and increased abdominal adiposity. Here, we present our experience of 275 single-incision laparoscopic gastric bands.Between June 2009 and April 2013, 275 obese patients underwent single-incision laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding through a single incision using a multichannel single port and via a pars flaccida approach. Prospective data collection was undertaken including operating time, additional ports and additional procedures undertaken.In this series, median operative time was 60 (range 34–170) min. An additional port was placed in 15 patients (5 %), including two conversions to four-port technique (0.7 %). Of these patients (n=15), the majority were male (p
