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Obesity Surgery
Published in: Obesity Surgery 12/2008

01-12-2008 | Case Report

Intra-Gastric Band Erosion from an Un-inflated Lap-Band: A Case Report

Authors: L. D. George Angus, Kaleem Rizvon, Dahua Zhou, Eric Seitelman, Supriya Cardoza

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 12/2008

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Abstract

The increasing prevalence of morbid obesity is of public health concern throughout the world, and surgical intervention seems to offer the only long-term solution to the problem. Gastric banding is one of the available options in the bariatric armamentarium. As more Lap-Bands are being inserted, intragastric erosion is increasingly being encountered as a major complication. The case of a 40-year-old man with intra-gastric band erosion is presented with the band never having been inflated, suggesting that additional factors may play a role in the development of erosions. The presentation, diagnostic modalities, and pathognomomic findings are discussed.
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Metadata
Title
Intra-Gastric Band Erosion from an Un-inflated Lap-Band: A Case Report
Authors
L. D. George Angus
Kaleem Rizvon
Dahua Zhou
Eric Seitelman
Supriya Cardoza
Publication date
01-12-2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 12/2008
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-008-9618-4

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