Mid-term quality of life after gastric band removal and single-stage conversion to gastric bypass: a single-center cohort study.
M PfisterM P J TeubenH TeuberA NocitoP ProbstMarkus K MullerPublished in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2022)
The current study shows that band removal with single-stage gastric bypass in patients with failed gastric banding leads to a lasting improvement in quality of life and may be the rescue procedure of choice in this setting.