title: Gastric band port site fixation: which method is best?
abstract: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is a popular and successful bariatric surgical technique. Although short-term complications are few in number, long-term complications are more common. One such complication is flippage of the gastric band port. This study compares three popular methods of port fixation and demonstrates that fixation with nonabsorbable mesh helps to prevent port flippage when compared to other techniques, reducing the need for repositioning operations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Upper GI and Bariatric Surgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK.
authors.forename: Corinne E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Owers
authors.affiliation: Department of Upper GI and Bariatric Surgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK.
authors.forename: Sarah M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Barkley
authors.affiliation: Department of Upper GI and Bariatric Surgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9988-3549
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ackroyd
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D016896:Treatment Outcome