Hospital Alemao Oswaldo Cruz, Sao Paulo

Symptomatic pneumoperitoneum after gastric band removal reported

Published in Telemedicine Law Weekly, August 27th, 2005

Researchers report the management of symptomatic pneumoperitoneum after endoscopic removal of adjustable gastric band in a recent issue of Obesity Surgery.

"Endoscopic removal of an adjustable gastric band is a feasible procedure with few complications, according to our series of eight patients. We report the case of a 56-year-old woman who underwent endoscopic removal of a gastric band which had eroded through the gastric wall; this procedure was performed under general anesthesia, while the surgical group removed the subcutaneous port," investigators in Brazil report.

"The patient developed a large pneumoperitoneum after the procedure, and...

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Source: Telemedicine Law Weekly (2005-08-27)

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