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Highlights • During the nineties, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) was considered the safest and most reversible procedure in bariatric surgery.• Long-term follow-up of gastric banding implantation shows an overall… Click to show full abstract
Highlights • During the nineties, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) was considered the safest and most reversible procedure in bariatric surgery.• Long-term follow-up of gastric banding implantation shows an overall complication rate of 34%, with a rate of intragastric migration (IGM) of 0.3–11% according to series.• Jejunal obstruction caused by a band migration can only be treated properly by surgery.• Considering also better weight loss and comorbidities improvement with gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy than with gastric banding, this type of late complication invite to question the use of LAGB in current bariatric practice
Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2017
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