Detachment of the connecting tube from the port and migration into jejunal wall.
After laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB), early recognition and treatment of uncommon complications are important. A 36-year-old man who had undergone LAGB presented at our clinic with weight gain of 14 kg during the prior 6 months. During investigation, detachment of the connecting tube from the port and migration of this tube into the jejunal wall were found. The detached port was replaced with a new port, and laparoscopically-assisted jejunorraphy was performed.
Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey. ak_zengin@yahoo.com
Kagan
K
Zengin
Bulent
B
Sen
Volkan
V
Ozben
Mustafa
M
Taskin
D000328:Adult; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome