Gastric banding adjustment catheter dislodgement and perforation into the colon: case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is a safe and effective method in bariatric surgery. Complications, which are relatively rare (10-20%), are related either to the band such as band slippage, pouch dilation, band erosion, intraluminal band migration or to the port-adjustment-tube system such as infection, tube disconnection and dislocation. Dislocation of the adjustment catheter perforating into the colon is extremely rare, our present case is the third publication on this complication.

Case description

In our present case, we report on an asymptomatic patient with intraluminal penetration of the dislodged adjustment tube into the colon 26 years after implantation of a gastric banding system. We revealed the complication randomly by positron emission tomogra

SUBMITTER: Gyimesi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12319585 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature