Thoracic empyema after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. A rare complication.
The laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a popular therapeutic option for morbid obesity. It is a minimally invasive procedure. The reported early morbidity is low and there are only few reports of respiratory complications. We report a case of empyema and lung abscess due to diaphragm perforation by a LAGB.
1st Thoracic Surgery Department, "SOTIRIA" Hospital of Diseases of the Chest, Athens, Greece. athanasekrassas@hotmail.fr
Athanasios
A
Krassas
Dimitrios
D
Mallios
Stavroula
S
Boulia
Stamatis
S
Kakaris
D000328:Adult; D002541:Cerebral Decortication; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed