Spontaneous Unbuckling of the Adjustable Gastric Band; A Rare Complication.
- Author:
Ji Sun HONG
1
;
Sang Moon HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Gangnam CHA Medical Center, School of Medicine, CHA University, Seoul, Korea. surgeryhan@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding;
Over-filling;
Complication;
Unbuckled band
- MeSH:
Calibration;
Female;
Humans;
Mortality;
Postoperative Period;
Vomiting;
Weight Loss;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
2015;4(2):46-48
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a restrictive procedure which has a low morbidity and mortality rate in the immediate postoperative period along with a good weight loss. It is necessary for weight loss to adjust gastric band with calibration. Sometimes, patients performed LAGB experienced vomiting, regurgitation, and epigastric discomfort by over-filling. But to the contrary, we may meet patients who do not feel early satiety in the face of over-filling. We report here, the case of a 24-year-old woman with a failure of adjusting gastric band despite of over-filling, and unbuckled band, treated via removal of unbuckled band. Surgical band removal and change, or conversion to other procedures should be considered when unbuckled gastric band are encountered.
