Gara Tharini M, Coleman Adam B, Roten Donald P, Rhinewalt James M
General Surgery, Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lynchburg, USA.
Internal Medicine, Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lynchburg, USA.
Cureus. 2022 May 17;14(5):e25074. doi: 10.7759/cureus.25074. eCollection 2022 May.
The laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) surgery is a minimally invasive procedure performed to help with weight loss in patients with advanced obesity with a body mass index (BMI) of >40 kg/m² or above 35 kg/m² with comorbid obesity-related health conditions (hypertension, type two diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, etc). Although this surgery is effective for weight loss, it is imperative that close follow-up and aftercare are conducted in order to circumvent severe and rare esophageal and pulmonary complications. We report a case of systemic pulmonary and esophageal complications associated with LAGB that required immediate medical and surgical intervention in a female patient. She underwent her surgery in Mexico, and she did not receive any follow-up care for 12 years, which seemingly led to this preventable situation.
腹腔镜可调节胃束带术(LAGB)是一种微创手术,用于帮助体重指数(BMI)>40kg/m²的重度肥胖患者或BMI高于35kg/m²且伴有肥胖相关健康问题(如高血压、2型糖尿病、阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停等)的患者减肥。尽管这种手术对减肥有效,但为避免严重且罕见的食管和肺部并发症,必须进行密切随访和术后护理。我们报告了一例与LAGB相关的全身性肺部和食管并发症病例,该病例需要对一名女性患者立即进行药物和手术干预。她在墨西哥接受了手术,12年来未接受任何随访护理,这似乎导致了这种可预防的情况。