Journal of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery  2015;4(2):46-48

Spontaneous Unbuckling of the Adjustable Gastric Band; A Rare Complication.

Ji Sun HONG 1 ; Sang Moon HAN

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Keywords

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding; Over-filling; Complication; Unbuckled band

Country

Republic 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.