If I have had a previous stomach stapling operation can I have the Lapband® procedure?
Yes, we have now treated well over 100 people who have had stomach stapling and it has failed or it has had to be reversed because of side effects. In the past revisional surgery of a failed gastric stapling operation by redoing the operation or converting to another type of stapling procedure has not generally been successful but this had not been our experience with the Lapband®. In 2000, we reported on a prospective study of a consecutive group of 50 such patients and compared these outcomes with the 713 primary Lapband® patients we had treated to that date (Insert link to revision paper). Significant perioperative complications occurred more frequently after revision than after primary placement (17% versus 1.1%). However, late complications were less frequent (2% versus 18%). In particular, there were no occurrences of gastric prolapse or erosion of the band into the stomach in this group. The patients had lost 47% of their excess weight at the 3-year follow-up; this was not signi
