title: Acute dysphagia: an unusual treatable cause.
abstract: Bariatric surgery is a rapidly expanding surgical sub-speciality, with a large proportion of the relevant surgical procedures being performed in the private sector. Acute complications of newer surgical procedures can lead to emergency department presentation, with which the staff may be unfamiliar. A 34-year-old woman was seen in the emergency department with acute total dysphagia following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, which was treated successfully by a simple bedside procedure.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Chase Farm Hospital, The Ridgeway, Enfield, Middlesex EN2 8JL, UK.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mathers
authors.forename: Ashis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mbamalu
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D020878:Device Removal; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans