ArticleCanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie2014
Endoscopic management of gastric band erosions: a 7-year series of 14 patients.
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- Endoscopic Management of Gastric Band Erosion: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Upper abdominal pain in a patient with a history of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.Clinical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Stealth Erosion: A Rare Case of Gastric Band Complication 2 Decades Postimplantation With a Prolonged and Complex Hospital Course.ACG case reports journal · 2025Article
- Technical Details and Result of a Minimally Invasive Management of Gastric Band Erosions: a Series of 47 Patients.Obesity surgery · 2019Article
- Novel Endoscopic Management of Eroding Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band: A Case Series.Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine · 2018Article
- Endoscopic Treatment of Diverse Complications Caused by Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: A Study in Eastern Asia.Gut and liver · 2017Article
- Management of laparoscopic adjustable gastric band erosion.Surgical endoscopy · 2017Article
- Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding migration: an early approach for a late complication.Il Giornale di chirurgiaArticle
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Abstract
backgroundIntragastric band migration is an unusual but major complication of gastric banding. We review our experience with endoscopic removal of eroded gastric bands.
methodsWe retrospectively evaluated the cases of 110 morbidly obese patients who underwent adjustable gastric banding between 2005 and 2012 to identify those who experienced band erosion. To remove the migrated band, we used an endoscopic approach with a Gastric Band Cutter.
resultsBand or tube erosion occurred in 14 patients (12.7%). The median time interval from the initial gastric band placement to the diagnosis of band erosion was 32 (range 18-52) months. Upper abdominal pain, port site infection, loss of restriction and weight regain were the most common symptoms. We used the Gastric Band Cutter to remove the band endoscopically. It was able to cut the band successfully in all but 1 patient, in whom twisting of the cutting wire required conversion from endoscopy to laparotomy. In 2 patients, the band, after being cut, was locked in the gastric wall and required laparotomic removal. In 1 patient, we performed surgery for intragastric penetration of the connecting tube broken close to the band.
conclusionThe Gastric Band Cutter was successful in dividing the band in all but 1 patient, although we could not always complete the procedure endoscopically. Endoscopic removal seems to be effective and safe for band erosion.
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