title: Stoma obstruction after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity: report of two cases and treatment options.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of General Surgery, Bahrain Defence Force - Royal Medical Services Hospital, East Riffa, Bahrain Kingdom. nayefl@yahoo.co.uk
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authors: Louri
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authors: Darwish
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authors: Alkhalifa
mesh_terms: 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