TY - JOUR
T1 - An unusual complication of gastric banding
T2 - Recurrent small bowel obstruction caused by the connecting tube
AU - Zappa, Marco A.
AU - Lattuada, E.
AU - Mozzi, E.
AU - Francese, M.
AU - Antonini, I.
AU - Radaelli, S.
AU - Roviaro, G.
PY - 2006/7
Y1 - 2006/7
N2 - Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a widely performed surgical procedure for morbid obesity. The application of this mini-invasive approach has given the benefits of shorter hospital stay, less post-operative pain and quicker functional recovery. LAGB complications are related either to the access-port, such as port-site infection or tubing disconnection, or to the band, such as band slippage, pouch dilatation, or intragastric migration. We report a case of recurrent small bowel obstruction caused by the connecting tube around a jejunal loop, in a woman who had undergone LAGB 3 years before. The diagnosis was difficult to establish because the clinical history and examination were non-specific. A 3-dimensional CT scan was needed to explain the cause of the recurrent abdominal pain, and the small bowel loop was freed from the connecting tube at laparoscopy.
AB - Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a widely performed surgical procedure for morbid obesity. The application of this mini-invasive approach has given the benefits of shorter hospital stay, less post-operative pain and quicker functional recovery. LAGB complications are related either to the access-port, such as port-site infection or tubing disconnection, or to the band, such as band slippage, pouch dilatation, or intragastric migration. We report a case of recurrent small bowel obstruction caused by the connecting tube around a jejunal loop, in a woman who had undergone LAGB 3 years before. The diagnosis was difficult to establish because the clinical history and examination were non-specific. A 3-dimensional CT scan was needed to explain the cause of the recurrent abdominal pain, and the small bowel loop was freed from the connecting tube at laparoscopy.
KW - Band complications
KW - Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
KW - Morbid obesity
KW - Small bowel ostruction
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U2 - 10.1381/096089206777822250
DO - 10.1381/096089206777822250
M3 - Article
C2 - 16839499
AN - SCOPUS:33746472396
VL - 16
SP - 939
EP - 941
JO - Obesity Surgery
JF - Obesity Surgery
SN - 0960-8923
IS - 7
ER -