Open AccessEndoscopic management of gastric band erosions: a 7-year series of 14 patients
Author(s) -
Ümit Doğan,
Mustafa Akın,
Serkan Yalakı,
Atilla Akova,
Cengiz Yılmaz
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
canadian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1488-2310
pISSN - 0008-428X
DOI - 10.1503/cjs.001313
Subject(s) - medicine , adjustable gastric band , surgery , endoscopy , complication , gastric banding , laparotomy , gastric bypass , weight loss , obesity
Intragastric band migration is an unusual but major complication of gastric banding. We review our experience with endoscopic removal of eroded gastric bands.
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