Gastric Band Surgery
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Surgeons Remove More Gastric Bands Than They Implant
Posted 08/21/17 | 
FDA Warns About Safety of Weight-Loss Balloons
Posted 02/27/17 |
Did United Use Phony Excuses and Delay Tactics to Avoid Lap-Band Payments?
Complaint claims insurer is targeting the morbidly obese.
Posted 03/26/14 |
Prepping for Gastric Banding
The essential equipment, staffing and anesthesia needs for outpatient success.
Posted 09/07/12 | |
FDA Targets Gastric Band Weight-Loss Claims
Ads fail to disclose the surgery's potentially serious risks.
Posted 12/13/11 |
Gastric Banding: Safe for Teenagers?
Allergan seeking FDA approval to market Lap-Band system for obese adolescents.
Posted 05/25/11 |
Lap-Band Patient's Death Blamed on "Suboptimal Anesthesia Care"
Woman who suffered from sleep apnea died after post-op respiratory failure and cardiac arrest in surgery center.
Posted 04/20/11 |
Study Finds "Relatively Poor" Long-Term Outcomes From Gastric Banding
Allergan finds "various flaws" with study showing more than a third of patients experienced major complications.
Posted 03/23/11 |
Jury Awards $1.38 Million for Gastric Banding Death
Finds surgeon, patient equally at fault for post-op fatality.
Posted 01/24/11 |
Should FDA Approve Gastric Lap-Band for the Slightly Obese?
Op-ed piece says not without research into the long-term effects.
Posted 01/12/11 |
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