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Banding refers to a medical procedure which uses elastic bands for constriction. A medical procedure is a course of action intended to achieve a result in the care of patients used by medical or paramedical personnel Banding may be used to tie off blood vessels in order to stop bleeding, as in treatment of bleeding varices. Banding may also be used to reduce the size of the stomach as a treatment for obesity.

Contents 1 Types of banding 1.1 Banding of blood vessels 1.2 Gastric banding 2 Symptoms 3 References

Types of banding

Banding of blood vessels

Esophageal varices: A rubber band may be placed around the bleeding and/or dilated veins as either an acute or preventative treatment. The esophagus or oesophagus (see American and British English spelling differences) sometimes known as the gullet, is an organ in Varicose veins are Veins that have become enlarged and twisted

Hemorrhoids: Elastic banding may be used to remove hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids ( AmE) haemorrhoids ( BrE) emerods, or piles are varicosities or swelling and Inflammation Bands are placed around the enlarged vessels, cutting off blood supply and causing the hemorrhoids to shrink and fall off.

Gastric banding

Gastric banding a medical procedure used to assist in weight loss. Usually performed as a laproscopic procedure, an elastic band is placed around the stomach. Laparoscopic surgery, also called Minimally invasive surgery (MIS, bandaid surgery, Keyhole surgery, or pinhole surgery As a result, the patient's stomach capacity is reduced causing the patient to feel full after consuming a small amount of food, thus reducing the food that they eat. The procedure is usually performed only on obese patients who need to lose in excess of 100 pounds.

Symptoms

• Esophageal stricture after surgery or endoscopic therapy [1]

References

• Bleeding esophogeal varices, from NIH MedlinePlus. Benign esophageal stricture is a narrowing of the Esophagus that causes swallowing difficulties accessed December 26, 2005

• Hemorrhoid banding, from Brigham and Woman's Hospital. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. accessed December 26, 2005

• Adjustable gastric banding, from NIH MedlinePlus. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. accessed December 26, 2005

• Explanation of Laparoscopic Gastric Banding, accessed December 26, 2005

• Gastric Lapband procedure, accessed December 26, 2006

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