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Cecal Volvulus as a Complication of Gastric Banding

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Surgery is an increasingly important management option for patients with obesity. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is a procedure employed to treat morbid obesity refractory to medical therapy. It works by reducing the capacity of the stomach and promoting early satiety. We report the unusual case of a 33-year-old female who presented acutely 2 years following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding with cecal volvulus and closed loop obstruction caused by displacement of the connecting tube.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland

    Abdulla Fakhro, James M. O’Riordan & P. Ronan O’Connell

  2. Department of Radiology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland

    Leo P. Lawler

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Fakhro, A., O’Riordan, J.M., Lawler, L.P. et al. Cecal Volvulus as a Complication of Gastric Banding. OBES SURG 19, 1734–1736 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-008-9703-8

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