title: Postoperative acute appendicitis after laparoscopic gastric band placement.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Metropolitan Group Hospitals Residency in General Surgery, Chicago, Illinois 60657, USA. nrleonardi@uwalumni.com
authors.forename: Nicholas R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Leonardi
authors.forename: Rami E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Lutfi
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation