Abstract

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric bands are a popular and effective surgical option to treat morbid obesity. The overall complication rate is 10–20% and the most common complication is of ‘slippage’. Although other complications such as gastric band migration and erosion have been reported, the phenomenon of a migrated gastric band connecting tube eroding into the colon (after port removal) is seldom reported in the literature. In this article we describe such a case of an incidentally found colonic erosion on colonoscopy and describe the subsequent laparoscopic repair, as well as a review of the literature.

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Title
Laparoscopic repair of a migrated adjustable gastric band connecting tube with colonic erosion
Author
Bilkhu, Amarvir 1 ; Harvey, Hannah 1 ; Davies, Justin B 1 ; Steward, Mark A 1 ; Halstead, James C 1 

 Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Duckworth Ln, Bradford BD9 6RJ, UK 
Publication year
2017
Publication date
May 2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press
e-ISSN
20428812
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3170674491
Copyright
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