Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery for morbid obesity: imaging of normal anatomic features and postoperative gastrointestinal complications.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this essay is to describe the normal anatomic findings after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery and the imaging findings of postoperative gastrointestinal complications.


CONCLUSIONS
With the increasing prevalence of morbid obesity, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery has evolved to be a leading surgical technique. Radiologists need to be familiar with the normal anatomic findings after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery and with the imaging findings of postoperative complications.
Blachar
Arye
A
Department of Radiology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman St., Tel Aviv 64239, Israel. ablachar@tasmc.health.gov.il
Blank
Annat
A
Gavert
Nancy
N
Metzer
Ur
U
Fluser
Gideon
G
Abu-Abeid
Subhi
S
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome