Endoscopic Removal of a Migrated Gastric Band

A 57-year-old female patient with grade III obesity (BMI 41.7kg/m²) underwent gastric band implantation in 2009. She achieved a minimum weight of 89 kg (BMI 32.3kg/m²). In 2017, she developed weight regain and recurrent port-site infections. Gastroduodenal endoscopy revealed sub-total intragastric band migration and a terminal esophageal fistula. A metallic wire was introduced through the opening between the cardia and the migrated band within the gastric cavity and recovered through the opposite opening with forceps. The band was cut using the metallic wire and a specific lithotripter-type device, following which, the sectioned gastric band was removed using a polypectomy snare.

Citation: de Sousa Damião F, Noronha Ferreira C, Nogueira F etal. eP278V ENDOSCOPIC REMOVAL OF A MIGRATED GASTRIC BAND. Endoscopy 2021; 53: S189.

Publication History

Article published online:
19 March 2021