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At the Band Summit: Introducing Band with Plication

March 22, 2011

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At the 2011 Gastric Band Summit taking place yesterday and today in Miami, preliminary data on a new bariatric procedure – Band with Plication – was presented for the first time. This procedure is a routine laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding with the addition of gastric plication below the band. Dr. Jaime Ponce, one of the […]

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Leading Surgeons in Attendance at Gastric Band Summit

March 21, 2011

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Many of the nation’s top bariatric surgeons are attending the Gastric Band Summit today and tomorrow in Miami. Today’s session was opened by Dr. Jaime Ponce who gave an update of recent randomized studies of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding. He then moderated a panel of international surgeons who addressed trends around the world in gastric […]

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