Massive Declines in the U.S. Gastric Band Market as Surgeons Switch to More Cost-Effective Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy Procedures
According to a new series of reports on the U.S. market for laparoscopic devices by iData Research (www.idataresearch.com), there has been a massive decline in growth rate of the gastric band market since 2008, as most surgeons switched to gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy procedures. Many surgeons felt that the fitting of a gastric band was not only more dangerous than a sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass procedure, but also not as profitable as the other options. Unlike a sleeve...
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