Complications from Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: 364 Cases Experience
<p><strong>Background:</strong> Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding LAGB procedures are part of bariatric surgery, it has been reported with favorable risk-benefit profile like part of the management of obesity. These procedures are effective at inducing weight loss and improvi...
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Global Journal of Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome - Peertechz Publications,
2017-01-24.
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| Summary: | <p><strong>Background:</strong> Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding LAGB procedures are part of bariatric surgery, it has been reported with favorable risk-benefit profile like part of the management of obesity. These procedures are effective at inducing weight loss and improving comorbid conditions, but like all surgical procedures have several complications. </p><p><strong>Objective:</strong> To report 364 LAGB cases with complications observed in the last five years. </p><p><strong>Material and Methods:</strong> LAGB complications were classified as intraoperative, early postoperative, and late postoperative. </p><p><strong>Results:</strong> 250 women and 114 men with mean age at 36 years were treated; time elapsed for LAGB ranged from 7 days to 60 months. Observed complications were: Esophagogastric obstruction (3.2%), Intragastric erosion (54.5%), LAGB chronic slippage (24.6%), Gastric reservoir dilatation (6.23%), Esophageal dilation (3%), Device malfunction (5.1%) and Slippage into the mediastinum (0.5%). </p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the evidence remarks that late complications of gastric banding are common.</p> |
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| DOI: | 10.17352/2455-8583.000015 |