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Posted on November 29, 2004 at 4:50 p.m. |
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WHAT: |
UAB will begin performing a gastric banding procedure — an alternative surgery to the popular gastric-bypass surgery. Two patients have been scheduled for the Lap-Band System surgery for weight loss. The procedure is reversible, adjustable, and minimally-invasive. The UAB surgeon will be assisted by a Tampa, Florida, doctor who himself underwent this operation a year ago and has lost 120 pounds since then. |
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WHEN: |
Tuesday, November 30, 2004 |
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WHERE: |
Call Media Relations at (205) 934-3884 for particulars. |
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WHO: |
Ronald H. Clements, M.D., bariatric surgeon Lee Grossbard, M.D., bariatric surgeon |
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VIDEO: |
Animation available from UAB Broadcast News, (205) 934-8939. |
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BACKGROUND: |
The Lap-Band System is available for morbidly obese patients who have repeatedly failed more conservative weight reduction alternatives such as supervised diet, exercise, and behavior-modification programs. Dr. Clements is one of the first surgeons in this area to use it. Unlike the gastric bypass system used previously, Lap-Band does not require cutting or stapling of the stomach or gastrointestinal re-routing to bypass normal digestion. |
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UAB to Begin Performing Alternative to Gastric Bypass
UAB will begin performing a gastric banding procedure — an alternative surgery to the popular gastric-bypass surgery.