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Categories: Implants (medicine), Bariatrics, archived copy as title, Digestive system surgery
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adjustable gastric band  A band  adjustable gastric banding  Adjustable gastric banding surgery  gastric band
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A laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, commonly called a lap-band, A band, or LAGB, is an inflatable silicone device placed around the top portion of the stomach to treat obesity, intended to decrease food consumption. Wikipedia
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A laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, commonly called a lap-band, A band, or LAGB, is an inflatable silicone device placed around the top portion of the stomach to treat obesity, intended to decrease food consumption. Wikipedia
Inflatable silicone device placed around the top portion of the stomach to treat obesity, intended to slow consumption of food and thus reduce the amount of food consumed Wikidata