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Migration of eroded laparoscopic adjustable gastric band causing small bowel obstruction and perforation

We present an unusual and rare complication caused by gastric band erosion into the stomach after band placement 15 years ago. The complication was only picked up after the band had subsequently migrated from the stomach at the site of erosion, to the distal ileum causing acute small bowel obstructi...

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Autores principales: Abeysekera, Ashvini, Lee, Jerry, Ghosh, Simon, Hacking, Craig
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Case Reports 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5747655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28500263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-219954