Endoscopic extraction of adjustable gastric bands after intragastric migration as a complication of bariatric surgery: technique and advice.

Abstract

Surgery has been the method most widely used to manage the extraction of gastric bands with inclusion as a late complication of bariatric surgery; however, surgical extraction entails morbidity and limits future surgical procedures. The development of endoscopic techniques has provided an important means of improving the treatment of this complication, enabling minimally invasive and safe procedures that have a high success rate.