Intra-gastric band erosion from an un-inflated lap-band: A case report

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1636-1639

  Angus, L D George ^a   Rizvon, Kaleem ^a   Zhou, Dahua ^a   Seitelman, Eric ^a   Cardoza, Supriya ^a  

^a NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Band migration; Erosions; Lap band; Morbid obesity

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; GASTRIC BAND; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; INTRAGASTRIC BAND EROSION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 56549091660     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-008-9618-4     Document Type: Article

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