title: [Gastric bezoar as complication of gastric banding. Report of one case].
abstract: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is used for the management of morbid obesity. Phytobezoars are rarely reported as a complication of this operation and are usually extracted by endoscopic means. We report a 48-year-old male subjected to a gastric banding, that consulted for progressive dysphagia, six months after the operation. A barium meal x-ray examination demonstrated the presence of a bezoar that was dissolved in one week using papain. A control barium meal confirmed the disappearance of the bezoar.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Imágenes, Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Vitacura 5951, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile. claudiocort@Gmail.com
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cortés
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D001630:Bezoars / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D010206:Papain / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D010206:Papain