Brown Wendy, Dixon John B, Brien Paul O
Center for Obesity Research and Education, Department of Surgery, Monash University Alfred Hospital, Victoria.
Aust Fam Physician. 2006 Aug;35(8):584-6.
Obesity is rapidly becoming Australia's biggest health care issue.
This article discusses the role of surgery, in particular laparascopic adjustable gastric banding, in the management of obesity.
The acceptability and uptake of surgery as a solution to obesity has, in the past, been low. This is largely due to the risks of bypass and stapling procedures, as well as the lack of long term efficacy. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding has, over the past 13 years, proven not only to be safe, but effective both in terms of weight loss and control of the comorbidities associated with obesity. It is currently the most effective solution we have available for patients who suffer from obesity.
肥胖正迅速成为澳大利亚最大的医疗保健问题。
本文讨论手术，特别是腹腔镜可调节胃束带术在肥胖管理中的作用。
过去，手术作为肥胖解决方案的可接受性和采用率一直很低。这主要是由于旁路手术和吻合器手术的风险，以及缺乏长期疗效。在过去13年里，腹腔镜可调节胃束带术已被证明不仅安全，而且在减肥和控制与肥胖相关的合并症方面都很有效。它是目前我们为肥胖患者提供的最有效的解决方案。
