title: Acute appendicitis as a rare complication of gastric band.
abstract: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is a common and effective minimally invasive procedure in the treatment of morbid obesity. Common complications of the procedure include productive burping, ulceration, gastritis, erosion, slippage, problems with the port, bleeding and infection. We report a case of acute appendicitis caused by gastric banding in a female patient. Gastric band encircled the appendix causing lumen obstruction and infection. The patient developed symptoms of topical acute peritonitis and an appendisectomy was performed.
authors: Department of Surgery, Nicosia General Hospital, Cyprus petxristos@hotmail.com.
authors: Christos
authors: C
authors: Petridis
authors: Department of Surgery, Nicosia General Hospital, Cyprus.
authors: Kyriakos
authors: K
authors: Neofytou
authors: Department of Surgery, Nicosia General Hospital, Cyprus.
authors: Athanasios
authors: A
authors: Petrou
authors: Department of Surgery, Nicosia General Hospital, Cyprus.
authors: Chrysanthos
authors: C
authors: Georgiou