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Long-term adjustable gastric band with resultant megaoesophagus causing cardiac compression

Published:2021-12-01 Issue:12 Volume:2021 Page:
ISSN:2042-8812
Container-title:Journal of Surgical Case Reports
language:en
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Author:

De Silva Ramesh¹,Pham My¹^ORCID,Devadas Michael¹,Kiat Hosen²

Affiliation:

1. Norwest Surgical Services, Norwest Hospital, Bella Vista, New South Wales, Australia

2. Discipline of Medicine and Unit of Cardiology, Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Australia

Abstract

Abstract Oesophageal dilatation following laparoscopic-assisted gastric banding (LAGB) is a well-described complication reported in up to 80% of LAGB patients [ 1, 2]. Severe oesophageal dilatation in addition to aperistalsis is known as megaoesophagus. Symptomatic compression cardiac compression from oesophageal dilatation as a complication of LAGB is an extremely rare complication and is presented in this case report.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Surgery

Link

https://academic.oup.com/jscr/article-pdf/2021/12/rjab540/41988306/rjab540.pdf

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