Postoperative acute appendicitis after laparoscopic gastric band placement

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2012 Jul-Aug;8(4):e49-51. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2011.04.225. Epub 2011 May 5.

Authors

Nicholas R Leonardi¹, Rami E Lutfi

Affiliation

¹ Department of General Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Metropolitan Group Hospitals Residency in General Surgery, Chicago, Illinois 60657, USA. nrleonardi@uwalumni.com

PMID: 21676656
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2011.04.225

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Appendectomy / methods*
Appendicitis / etiology
Appendicitis / surgery*
Device Removal / methods
Equipment Failure
Female
Gastroplasty / instrumentation*
Gastroplasty / methods
Humans
Laparoscopy / methods*
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Postoperative Complications / surgery*
Reoperation