Erosion

Erosion of Gastric Band Tubing Presenting as Port-Site Cellulitis

Gastroenterology
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Melissa Felinski, DO, Kulvinder S. Bajwa, MD, Shinil K. Shah, DO Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UT Health, Houston, Texas, USA (all authors). Michael E. Debakey Institute for Comparative Cardiovascular Science and Biomedical Devices, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA (Dr. Shah). ABSTRACT Introduction: Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) […]

Acute Presentation of Laparoscopic Gastric Band Erosion

General Surgery
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Mohammed A. Bawahab, MD, FRCS (Canada), FASMBS Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, King Khalid, University, Abha, Saudi Arabia. ABSTRACT Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) is a well-established bariatric surgical procedure. LAGB surgery is associated long term with a significant chance for reoperation within 10 years of band placement; 2 causes of reoperation are band migration and

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