title: Distal esophageal erosion after laparoscopic adjustable gastric band placement with nissen fundoplication takedown.
abstract: Although primary band placement is proven to be safe, gastric band placement after previous operations in the area of the gastroesophageal junction remains controversial. Erosion into the stomach has been described after failed vertical banded gastroplasty conversion to laparoscopic gastric banding (LAGB), but no reports in the English literature are available on erosion of an adjustable gastric band into the esophagus after conversion operations. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of distal esophageal erosion after LAGB placement with Nissen fundoplication takedown.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, MMC 290, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA. gintas444@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Gintaras
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Antanavicius
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leslie
authors.forename: Gonzalo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Torres-Villalobos
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kellogg
authors.forename: Bridget
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Slusarek
authors.forename: Sayeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikramuddin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004947:Esophagus / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D018662:Fundoplication / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*