Lower Esophageal Thickening Due to a Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) is a surgical device to treat obesity that is widely used and generally considered to be safe. We report an adverse event related to the physiological and mechanical changes that occur after LAGB placement, namely chronic obstruction resulting in marked lo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Makker, Jitin, Conklin, Jeffrey, Muthusamy, V. Raman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4612750/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26504870
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2015.89
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Sumario:Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) is a surgical device to treat obesity that is widely used and generally considered to be safe. We report an adverse event related to the physiological and mechanical changes that occur after LAGB placement, namely chronic obstruction resulting in marked lower esophageal thickening.

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