Laparoscopic Gastric Banding: The Relationship Between Band Migration And Portocutaneous Fistula

HÜSEYİN YILMAZ, HÜSNÜ ALPTEKİN, MURAT ÇAKIR, İLHAN ÇİFTÇİ, MUSTAFA ŞAHİN

  • HÜSEYİN YILMAZ: SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • HÜSNÜ ALPTEKİN: SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • MURAT ÇAKIR: NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • İLHAN ÇİFTÇİ: SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ TIP FAKÜLTESİ
  • MUSTAFA ŞAHİN: SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • Year : 2012
  • Vol : 28
  • Issue : 4
  •  Page : 236-239
Although laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding has been shown to be a safe and effective weight loss procedure, band migration and erosion in to gastric wall has been reported in all series. Gastric band migration may lead to portocutaneous fistula. We report three cases. All of patients underwent laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity and subsequently presented portocutaneous fistula associated with band migration.

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Selcuk Medical Journal
2012, Vol. 28 (4)
ISSN: 1017-6616
E-ISSN: 2149-8059
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