Complications After Lap-Band Procedure

Complications from Lap-Band® Procedures are minimal.

However, management of the Lap-Band requires more frequent clinic visits to adjust how the band narrows the stomach.

Complications following Lap-Band Procedure
Total of 73 Patients
Band Slippage with Band Removal 2
Hernia at Trocar Site 2
Pneumonia 1
Access Port Flip Requiring Reposition 6
Inadequate Weight Loss with Conversion to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass 2
Inadequate Weight Loss 11

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Published: May 29, 2007
Updated: Oct. 2, 2007
URL: http://www.dukehealth.org/Services/WeightLossSurgery/Treatments/LapBandProcedure/ComplicationsAfterLapBandProcedure