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At 10-year follow-up, the mean total body weight loss was -42.4 ± 19.6 kg for gastric bypass and -27.4 ± 14.5 kg for gastric banding.
Gastric bypass may lead to greater long-term weight loss compared to gastric banding.
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At 10-year follow-up, the mean total body weight loss for the entire cohort was -37.5 ± 19.4 kg, -42.4 ± 19.6 kg for gastric bypass versus -27.4 ± 14.5 kg for gastric banding.
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Based on a randomized trial design with long-term follow-up.
Source
Ten-year Outcomes of a Prospective Randomized Trial of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Versus Laparoscopic Gastric Banding
Ninh T. Nguyen et al. · Annals of Surgery · 2017
DOI 10.1097/sla.0000000000002348
rct · n=250Cited 72×
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