title: Gastropericardial Fistula as a Late Complication of Laparoscopic Gastric Banding.
abstract: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a bariatric procedure that is being performed with increasing frequency as an alternative management option for morbid obesity. Several common complications have been reported including gastric band slippage and associated pouch dilatation, intragastric erosion of the band, gastric wall perforation, and abscess formation. We present a case of gastropericardial fistula occurring nine years after an LAGB. There have been no previous documented cases of the complication after this procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Gastroenterology and General Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Adam A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Rudd
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Gastroenterology and General Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Chandana
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lall
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Gastroenterology and General Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Ajita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deodhar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Gastroenterology and General Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Gastroenterology and General Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Brian R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Smith
keywords: Complications; gastropericardial fistula; laparoscopic adjustable gastric band