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Archive > March, 2009 Vol. X, No. 3

Bariatric Surgery Lite

Find out how this multi-specialty ASC added adjustable gastric banding and achieved weight-loss surgery success.

Sherida Anderson, RN, BA

As a minimally invasive, rapid recovery option for weight-loss surgery, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding has been gaining interest among outpatient surgery facilities seeking to add bariatric services to their lineups. It's been a fairly lucrative procedure for us, and it doesn't take much longer than other laparoscopic procedures to complete. In the two years that we've hosted gastric banding, we've had two general surgeons complete about 350 cases. Here's how we built a successful program.

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