Open AccessGastric and colonic erosion caused by laparoscopic gastric band: a case report
Author(s) -
Luis E. González,
R P Kedar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
bjr case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-7159
DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20160135
Subject(s) - hematochezia , medicine , stomach , nausea , abdominal pain , laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding , gastric banding , gastroenterology , general surgery , surgery , weight loss , morbid obesity , obesity , colonoscopy , cancer , colorectal cancer
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is commonly used to treat obesity. It rarely results in complications, one of which is gastrointestinal erosion. Simultaneous erosion of the stomach and colon is a rare finding that has been documented in only a few case reports. We present a 62-year-old female with abdominal pain, nausea, and hematochezia. She was found to have simultaneous gastric and colonic erosion identified on CT scan. Imaging findings were confirmed and device was removed during surgery.