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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Obesity Volume 2010, Article ID 206249, 6 pages doi:10.1155/2010/206249 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) Stefano Cariani, Laura Agostinelli, Luca Leuratti, Eleonora Giorgini, Pietro Biondi, and Enrico Amenta Department of Emergency/Urgency, General Surgery and Transplantation, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy Correspondence should be addressed to Stefano Cariani, stefano.cariani@unibo.it Received 2 July 2009; Accepted 14 September 2009 Academic Editor: Pietro Forestieri Copyright © 2010 Stefano Cariani et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Background. Revision of failed bariatric procedures is a significant challenge for bariatric surgeons, because of the increasing number of recurring morbid obesity or complications, especially in patients with a previous Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG). Methods. Since November 1998, 109 patients with failed or complicated VBG were followed in a retrospective study. 49 patients underwent re-VBG and, since 2004, 60 underwent Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass-on-Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (RYGB-on-VBG). Results. At 3 years follow-up, mean BMI decreased from 37.4 to 31.2 Kg/m2 in the first group, and from 35.0 to 28.4 Kg/m2 in the second. Early complications were 7 (14.3%) in the first group and 4 (6.5%) in the second; late complications were 33 (59.1%) and 11 (18.3%), respectively. Conclusion. Although both operations seem to be effec