[Diagnosis and treatment of postoperative complications after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding procedure].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of the complications in patients after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) procedure.


METHODS
Retrospectively analyze the data of the 23 patients who received the LAGB procedure from June 2003 to November 2004.


RESULTS
Of the 23 LAGB operations, 3 (13%) cases of vomiting and nausea, 1 (4.3%) case of access-port infection and 5 (21.4%) cases of food intolerance occurred. One band (4.3%) and one injection reservoir (4.3%) displaced and were removed by laparoscopy. No death and thrombo-embolism occurred.


CONCLUSIONS
The diagnosis and treatment of complications after LAGB in morbid obesity was special, if managed properly, the result would be satisfactory.
Kou
Yu-Bin
YB
Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Zheng
Cheng-Zhu
CZ
Yin
Kai
K
Ke
Chong-Wei
CW
Hu
Xu-Guang
XG
Chen
Dan-Lei
DL
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies