Problems with a gastric band
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 18:30
in Health & Medicine
As the number of people having gastric bands fitted to lose weight increases, so will the number of complications associated with the procedure. A Case Report published Online First by the Lancet details the problems experienced by a 49-year-old woman several years after she had a gastric band fitted. The Case Report is by Dr Adam Czapran, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Coronary Care Unit, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands, UK, and colleagues.