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Obesity Surgery
Published in: Obesity Surgery 1/2011

01-01-2011 | Case Report

An Unusual Complication 4 years After Laparoscopic Adjustable Banding: Jejunal Obstruction Due to the Connecting Tube

Authors: Willemien van de Water, F. Jeroen Vogelaar, Jorien M. Willems

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is an often performed bariatric procedure for morbid obesity. Several complications are known, including surgery and port-side-associated complications. As rare but serious late complication of LAGB, we describe a 50-year-old patient with periodic incomplete intestinal constriction due to the silicone connecting tube, 4 years after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding was performed. Abdominal CT scan showed an obstructive ileus due to a loop in the connecting tube. After surgical removal of the connecting tube, the patient recovered without sequelae.
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Metadata
Title
An Unusual Complication 4 years After Laparoscopic Adjustable Banding: Jejunal Obstruction Due to the Connecting Tube
Authors
Willemien van de Water
F. Jeroen Vogelaar
Jorien M. Willems
Publication date
01-01-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-009-0057-7

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