Multicenter Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Plicated Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding

The laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) procedure is a safe, effective, and durable treatment option for refractory morbid obesity and its related health consequences.5 This minimally invasive technique is now a popular approach for bariatric surgery, and it offers obvious advantages such as decreased operating time, shorter hospital stay (often same day surgery), and favorable complication rates as compared with other bariatric procedures.

"At the time of LAGB placement, plication sutures can be placed along the body \& greater curvature of the stomach to tighten and cinch up the stomach in a sleeve-like orientation. It was recently reported that this modified technique of plicated LAGB could result in lower band slippage complication rates and faster, early weight loss."