Research Article

Bariatric Revisionary Surgery for Failed or Complicated Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG): Comparison of VBG Reoperation (re-VBG) versus Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass-on-VBG (RYGB-on-VBG)

Table 7

Outcomes of revisionary surgery for failed or complicated VBGs: chi-square test applied to compare 30-day operative and long-term complications.

ComplicationsTechnique
Re-VBGRYGB-on-VBGChi Square
χ2P

30-days operative740.988.320
Long-term291117.657<.001