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Surgical Endoscopy
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 1/2009

01-01-2009 | Letter

Reply to Letter by Klaus and Weiss (00464-008-0163-y): Re: ‘Esophageal Dilation After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding’ (2008: 22(6)1482–1486)

Authors: Luca Milone, Marc Bessler

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 1/2009

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Excerpt

We thank Klaus and colleagues for their comment on our article. It is true that in our study, no pre- and postfunctional tests including esophageal manometry were performed. Esophageal dilation after adjustable gastric banding is a low-incidence complication. Dargent [1] reported an esophageal dilation incidence of 8 (0.6%) in 1,232 patients, with 2 (0.16%) of the 8 patients requiring band removal. …
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Dargent J (2005) Esophageal dilatation after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: definition and strategy. Obes Surg 15:843–848PubMedCrossRef
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Lew JI, Daud A, DiGorgi MF, Olivero-Rivera L, Davis DG, Bessler M (2006) Preoperative esophageal manometry and outcome of laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding. Surg Endosc 20:1242–1247PubMedCrossRef
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Klaus A, Gruber I, Wetscher G, Nehoda H, Aigner F, Peer R, Margreiter R, Weiss H (2006) Prevalent esophageal body motility disorders underlie aggravation of GERD symptoms in morbidly obese patients following adjustable gastric banding. Arch Surg 141:247–251PubMedCrossRef
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Milone L, Daud A, Durak E, Olivero-Rivera L, Schrope B, Inabnet WB, Davis D, Bessler M (2008) Esophageal dilation after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Surg Endosc 22:1482–1486PubMedCrossRef
Metadata
Title
Reply to Letter by Klaus and Weiss (00464-008-0163-y): Re: ‘Esophageal Dilation After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding’ (2008: 22(6)1482–1486)
Authors
Luca Milone
Marc Bessler
Publication date
01-01-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 1/2009
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-008-0151-2

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