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., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.25, no.4, pp.161-164, 2009 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.161-164
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.