TY - JOUR
T1 - Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
T2 - Under-diagnosed late respiratory complications
AU - Saghaie, Tajalli
AU - Turner, Sarah
AU - Kang, Simon
AU - Morgan, Lucy
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - With the current epidemic of obesity in Australia, bariatric surgery has become increasingly accessible for patients with a body mass index above 35 kg/m2. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is currently the weight loss surgery of choice for its perceived simplicity and its low peri-operative complication and mortality rates. The short term complications and long term benefits of sustained weight loss with LAGB are well described but the medium term respiratory complications are less clearly appreciated. We report three cases with LAGB who presented with significant respiratory tract symptoms to the Nepean Hospital in New South Wales, a teaching hospital with a busy LAGB service, during the period from January to March 2012.
AB - With the current epidemic of obesity in Australia, bariatric surgery has become increasingly accessible for patients with a body mass index above 35 kg/m2. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is currently the weight loss surgery of choice for its perceived simplicity and its low peri-operative complication and mortality rates. The short term complications and long term benefits of sustained weight loss with LAGB are well described but the medium term respiratory complications are less clearly appreciated. We report three cases with LAGB who presented with significant respiratory tract symptoms to the Nepean Hospital in New South Wales, a teaching hospital with a busy LAGB service, during the period from January to March 2012.
KW - Chest pain/etiology
KW - Obesity morbid/surgery
KW - Pneumonia
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84871120429&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2012/november/laparoscopic-adjustable-gastric-banding/
UR - https://ulrichsweb.serialssolutions.com/title/1509314596237/12911
M3 - Article
C2 - 23145419
AN - SCOPUS:84871120429
SN - 0300-8495
VL - 41
SP - 875
EP - 877
JO - Australian Family Physician
JF - Australian Family Physician
IS - 11
ER -