There is an image of our band-over-bypass patient's upper GI on the forum section of my web site for anyone who wants to see it. I labeled everything so you can see what goes where.

Dr. C

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Thanks very much for putting that up! Fascinating! One question, is the band closed? It looks like it is still open, or is the band just that large? (Perhaps a VG band versus a 10 or 9.75?)

It's a VG, closed as in locked but not filled.

Dr. C

Cincinnati, Ohio

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877.442.BAND

DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

Thanks very much for putting that up! Fascinating! One question, is the band closed? It looks like it is still open, or is the band just that large? (Perhaps a VG band versus a 10 or 9.75?)

Ah, so that's what it looks like on radiograph? Thanks so very much. I called Allergan today to ask what the VG versus the AP versus the Omniform is. I guess the AP isn't going to be out until the summer sometime, but I wanted to know what to ask my surgeon about in my consultation. Now that I see the VG, it all makes sense.

Hopefully all will go well for your patient.