A rare complication of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding procedure: Opening of band (horseshoe view)

Sakcak, Ibrahim; Avsar, Fatih; Hamamci, Enver; Bostanoglu, Settar; Sonisik, Muhittin; Bostanoglu, Akin; Erdem, Nihal; Cosgun, Erdal

A rare complication of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding procedure: Opening of band (horseshoe view)

Sakcak I., Avsar F. M., Hamamci E. O., Bostanoglu S., Sonisik M., Bostanoglu A., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, cilt.25, sa.4, ss.161-164, 2009 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2009
Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.161-164
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: In the present study, the reasons for band release, a rarely encountered complication, as well as the ways to prevent opening of band, were determined in patients who had undergone laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) surgery.