Persistent dysphagia after removal of an adjustable gastric band for morbid obesity: A rare complication

Abstract

Esophageal and gastric pouch dilatations are not uncommon after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity. Most of the cases are treated by gastric band deflation or removal. We report here the case of a 44-year-old woman with vomiting and severe dysphagia persisting despite gastric band removal, in relation with a scar stenosis and a gastric pouch trapped in the thorax, treated by laparoscopic surgery. This case underlines the usefulness of high-resolution manometry in the diagnostic work-up of these often difficult cases. © 2010 Copyright the Authors. Journal compilation © 2010, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. and the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus.