Obesity Surgery · 2008 · 10 citations · 3 references
ObesityBariatric SurgeryMorbid ObesitySleeve GastrectomyGastric Banding ProcedureIntrathoracic Gastric PerforationGastroenterologyGastric BypassThoracic SurgerySurgeryUpper Gastrointestinal SurgerySurgical ComplicationsMedicineAnesthesiology
We describe a case of a patient with an intrathoracic gastric perforation, 6 months after she underwent a gastric banding procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity. After an urgent laparotomy during which the stomach was replaced and oversewn, she recovered uneventfully. The possible mechanism of this severe complication is discussed.
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