Complications from Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: 364 Cases Experience

• Main Author: Ramiro Gálvez-Valdovinos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Global Journal of Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome - Peertechz Publications, 2017-01-24.
• Subjects: Research Article
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<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>