Acute Presentation of Laparoscopic Gastric Band Erosion

General Surgery

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 […]