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Primary biliary cirrhosis - early stages. can i have a gastric band for weight reduction?
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Rethink: Would carefully discuss this with your gastroenterologist and with the surgeon who is contemplating this procedure. Without fully evaluating you impossible to say for certain, but this sounds like a very risky option under the circumstances. Good luck.
Answered 4/30/2015
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Yes: A lap-band is helpful for weight reduction and can be done in the early stages of cirrhosis. It is better to lose weight because the fatty liver changes from excess weight can make the cirrhosis worse.
Answered 9/26/2013
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