title: Gastric band migration following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB): two cases of endoscopic management using a gastric band cutter.
abstract: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is one of the most frequently used minimally invasive and reversible procedures for the treatment of morbid obesity. Migration of the gastric band into the gastric lumen is a rare late complication of LAGB. Previous attempts at endoscopic removal of migrated bands have included the use of endoscopic scissors, laser ablation and argon plasma coagulation (APC). We report two cases of successful endoscopic management of gastric band migration using a gastric band cutter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland.
authors.forename: Pawel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rogalski
authors.forename: Hady Razak
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Hady
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baniukiewicz
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dąbrowski
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kaminski
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dadan