Endoscopic Revision (StomaphyX) versus Formal Surgical Revision (Gastric Bypass) for Failed Vertical Band Gastroplasty

Table 1

Patient characteristics of failed VBG patients following StomaphyX or RYGB (𝑁=37).

Characteristic	StomaphyX (N = 14)	RYGB (N = 23)
Age (years)	46.4 (6.7)	49.0 (8.0)
Sex (% female)	93	78
Preoperative weight (kg)	119.5 (25.9)	140.3 (32.1)
Preoperative BMI (kg/m^2)	43.4 (9.7)	49.8 (8.4)

RYGB: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; Standard Deviation indicated in brackets.