title: Cardiac arrest following adjustment of a gastric band.
abstract: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is an established and popular technique for achieving weight loss in the morbidly obese. It is however not without risks of morbidity and even mortality. The authors present a case report of a 46-year-old female who had a cardiac arrest after adjustment of a gastric band. The pathomechanisms to explain this event are explored and a review of the available literature is undertaken.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Birmingham Heartsland Hospital, Heart of England NHS Trust, Bordesley Green, Birmingham B9 5ST, UK.
authors.forename: Nnenna
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oluigbo
authors.forename: Bassam
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fallouh
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Suresh
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*