Matthew Wynn, MD, Benjamin Clapp, MD Department of Surgery, Texas Tech HSC Paul Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX, USA (Drs Wynn and Clapp) ABSTRACT Background: In the past, hormonal therapy was the primary treatment option for patients with gender dysphoria, but it has been supplemented in recent years by surgical treatments, termed sex […]
Jane E. Harrell, BS, Jeffrey Friedman, MD College of Medicine (Dr Harrell) and Department of Surgery (Dr Friedman), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. ABSTRACT Introduction: Gastric band erosion is a rare but serious complication after laparoscopic adjustable gastric band placement. With this complication, the band usually partially erodes into the stomach lumen, which necessitates
Gurdeep S. Matharoo, MD, Samir R. Shah, MD, Steven J. Binenbaum, MD, Frank J. Borao, MD Department of Surgery, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ, USA (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is popular bariatric procedure for patients with morbid obesity. The procedure is appealing to patients and surgeons because of its customizable
Georg Wiltberger, MD, Felix Krenzien, MD, Hans-Michael Hau, MD, Hans-Michael Tautenhahn, Albrecht Hoffmeister, MD, Sven Jonas, MD, Arne Dietrich, MD Department of Visceral, Transplantation, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany (Drs. Wiltberger, Krenzien, Hau, Tautenhahn, Jonas, Dietrich). Department of Medicine, Dermatology and Neurology, Division of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig,
