Banded versus non-banded Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: short, mid, and long-term surgical outcomes - a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Giovanna PavoneAndrea ChiericiCéline DraiMohamed AlromayanAbdelrhamane AlamriNicola TartagliaGuido LiddoAntonio IannelliPublished in: Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (2024)
This meta-analysis demonstrates that, compared to RYGB, patients who underwent banded-RYGB surgery showed a statistically significant increase in the %EWL at 1, 2, and 5 years postoperatively. Moreover, the banding procedure does not significantly increase the risk of postoperative complications.