Gastric Banding: Cheaper Weight Loss Surgery?

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Gastric Banding: Cheaper Weight Loss Surgery?

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In people with diabetes, laparoscopic gastric banding is associated with fewer complications and lower costs over the long run than gastric bypass, the most commonly performed surgery for obesity in the U.S., researchers say.

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