title: Complications of adjustable gastric banding, a radiological pictorial review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to review the radiologic appearance of complications of the adjustable gastric band.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Continuous progress in surgical technique of adjustable gastric banding and the increasing experience of surgeons have decreased the rate of complications. However, because different complications may have the same clinical presentation but require different treatment, to give a definitive diagnosis, the radiologist must be aware of the surgical procedures and possible sequelae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, PO Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Mayssoun J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mehanna
authors.forename: Ghina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Birjawi
authors.forename: Hicham A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Moukaddam
authors.forename: Ghattas
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Khoury
authors.forename: Maher
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hussein
authors.forename: Aghiad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Kutoubi
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003287:Contrast Media; D004867:Equipment Design; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate