title: Conversion of Lap-Band to gastric bypass for dilated gastric pouch.
abstract: An 18-year-old female who had undergone a laparoscopic adjustable gastic banding developed several episodes of gastric pouch dilatation (GPD), treated conservatively. The last GPD (31 months after Lap-Band placement) involved the lesser curvature of the stomach and was refractory to medical treatment. Conversion to an open gastric bypass was performed. Gastric bypass is an option in the case of Lap-Band failure.
authors.affiliation: S-Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Department of Surgery, Naples, Italy. lapclub.na@endosphere.it
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Angrisani
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Borrelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lorenzo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cimmino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciannella
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Iovino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Persico
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tesauro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000379:methods; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D012086:Reoperation; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology