Article ; Online: Retained gastric band port and tube 5 years after gastric band removal and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a case report.
2018 Volume 18, Issue 1, Page(s) 106
Abstract: Background: While LAGB has become uncommon in the bariatric surgery practice, band removal with or without revision surgery is still common. Retained postoperative foreign body, of which surgical sponges are the most common, is a rare condition. We ... ...
| Abstract | Background: While LAGB has become uncommon in the bariatric surgery practice, band removal with or without revision surgery is still common. Retained postoperative foreign body, of which surgical sponges are the most common, is a rare condition. We report a rare case of retained gastric band port and the attached tube. Case presentation: A 31-year-old Caucasian female presented to the outpatient clinic, 5 years after her last surgery, complaining of a left upper quadrant abdominal mass over the last 2 years. She had a history of 2 weight loss operations. She had no significant family history nor smoking. CT of the abdomen and pelvis revealed a retained foreign body. On exploration, the port with 10 cm of the connected tube was found and removed through a small incision without laparotomy. The patient made an uneventful recovery. Conclusion: A bariatric surgeon should be involved in the evaluation of any patient who complains of abdominal pain and/or palpable mass if she/he has a previous weight loss procedure because the bariatric surgeon is fully aware of the possible complications of the bariatric surgeries. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Adult ; Device Removal ; Female ; Foreign Bodies/surgery ; Gastric Bypass/methods ; Gastroplasty/adverse effects ; Gastroplasty/instrumentation ; Gastroplasty/methods ; Humans ; Laparoscopy ; Reoperation |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2018-11-22 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2050442-1 |
| ISSN | 1471-2482 ; 1471-2482 |
| ISSN (online) | 1471-2482 |
| ISSN | 1471-2482 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12893-018-0448-6 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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