Stoma obstruction after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity: report of two cases and treatment options.
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band is one of the surgical options available for morbid obesity in the current century. Its popularity is gained by its proven efficacy with a reported low incidence of the intraoperative as well as the postoperative complications. Stomal obstruction post-laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) has been under reported in the English literature. We report this complication in two patients and discuss two different simple modalities of treatment. Post-LAGB complications are numerous, dealing with their complications have a steeping curve. Educating the patients postoperatively in regard to food ingestion manner is a must and should prevent such complication.
Louri
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Department of General Surgery, Bahrain Defence Force - Royal Medical Services Hospital, East Riffa, Bahrain Kingdom. nayefl@yahoo.co.uk
Darwish
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Alkhalifa
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D000328:Adult; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery