title: [Long-term fever after gastric banding].
abstract: We report a 65-year-old male, suffering from aspiration pneumonia after gastric banding revealed by intermittent fever inducing a delayed diagnosis. Several early and later pulmonary complications following laparoscopic gastric banding have been reported. Removal or deflation of the band should be considered in unexplained persistent fever to avoid more severe complications such as respiratory distress.
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie, hôpital d'instruction des armées (HIA) Sainte-Anne, boulevard Sainte-Anne, Toulon-Armées, France. herraklaila@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gonzva
authors.forename: J-B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Roseau
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Legodec
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: N'guyen Huy Thuy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaussens
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bérard
mesh_terms: D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology*; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors