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Stomach torsion in pregnancy as a complication of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding

Author(s) -

Daoud Ali Mohamed,

A. El Hadi,

B Šmajer

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of surgical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14

H-Index - 3

ISSN - 2042-8812

DOI - 10.1093/jscr/2012.3.1

Subject(s) - medicine , gastric banding , laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding , stomach , torsion (gastropod) , complication , surgery , adjustable gastric band , laparoscopy , general surgery , weight loss , gastroenterology , morbid obesity , obesity

Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB) was done for the first time in Belgium in 1993. Gastric torsion after band slippage is extremely rare. Literature review of gastric banding and complications in pregnancy did not reveal any case of gastric torsion. Hence, we report this rare case of gastric torsion in a pregnant lady following gastric banding.

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