• Sao Paulo Med J · Nov 2006

    Case Reports

    Conservative management of esophageal perforation following obesity surgery.

    • José Celso Ardengh, Carlos Eduardo Domene, Loana Heuko Valiati, and Alexander Charles Morrell.
    • Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil. jcelso@uol.com.br
    • Sao Paulo Med J. 2006 Nov 7; 124 (6): 340342340-2.

    ContextLaparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding (LASGB) is one of the several surgical techniques for treating patients with morbid obesity. Erosion and perforation in the gastric chamber caused by LASGB are rare complications that have already been described. There have not yet been any reports of perforation of the middle esophagus during this procedure.Case ReportThe authors describe the case of a patient who presented the complication of very extensive perforation of the middle third of the esophagus following LASGB. This was successfully managed using conservative treatment.

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