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Intracolonic penetration of the laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding tube.

Hartmann J, Scharfenberg M, Paul M, Ablassmaier B

Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Charité Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany. jens.hartmann@charite.de

The laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) has become a common, usually successful treatment for morbid obesity. Complications occur in 10-20%, most commonly band slippage and port system problems, especially infection of the port area. A rare complication is penetration of the band into the stomach. We report the penetration of the tube connecting the port system with the gastric band, into the colon 1 year after treatment of a port infection.

Published 10 February 2006 in Obes Surg, 16(2): 203-5.
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