Gastric Band Revision

Revision surgery can be performed to eliminate short or long term problems caused by gastric banding surgery.

In recent years, a preferred method of gastric banding is made by attaching a silicone prosthesis to the stomach entrance to limit food intake. This method can cause various problems. Gastric banding surgery The most common revision surgery in the world in the short or long term is to remove the gastric band and perform gastric or gastric by-pass operation.

  • Expansion of stomach pouch
  • Slip in Stomach Band
  • Erosion in band area
  • the infection
  • reflux
  • Stenosis and difficulty swallowing
  • Insufficient weight efficiency
  • Problems such as esophageal enlargement can be seen.

In order to eliminate one or more of these problems, the gastric band can be removed and revised to the appropriate surgery. Here, the patient's complaints and the condition of the stomach should be evaluated together and it is important to choose the right method to minimize a possible complication.

In gastric band revisions, the gastric band is removed and the risk of leakage in the gastric fundus and wall is evaluated. Stomach tissue infection and so on. Complications are evaluated and appropriate revision method is determined accordingly. The risk of leakage is higher in revision of gastric band operations. For this reason, the surgeon must be experienced and careful when making a choice. If necessary, the gastric band can be removed and the healing of the stomach tissue can be expected. .