A technique developed by a morbidly obese patient to eat more despite an adjustable gastric band.
A woman who had undergone gastric banding is described. In her non-compliance, she developed a subxiphoid pressure maneuver to empty her stomach and permit further intake.
Cömert
Mustafa
M
Zonguldak Karaelmas University School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery. mustafacomert@hotmail.com
Ustünda
Yücel
Y
Erdem
L Oktay
LO
D000328:Adult; D004435:Eating / Q000523:psychology; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016312:Treatment Refusal