title: When the brakes came off: re-feeding oedema after deflation of a gastric band: a case report.
abstract: Bariatric surgery is now the treatment of choice for morbid obesity, but is not without risk. Patients are cared for in specialised centres, but complications can present to non-specialised centres. We describe life-threatening re-feeding oedema in a patient following routine deflation of a gastric band. Band deflation or removal may be required for various reasons, but rapid release of the band without additional supplementation of electrolytes may be dangerous due to re-feeding syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Pathology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, UK.
authors.forename: Royce P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: Simon J B
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Aylwin
authors.forename: Carel W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: le Roux
mesh_terms: D020878:Device Removal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D055677:Refeeding Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult
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