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  • Title: [Gastric bezoar as complication of gastric banding. Report of one case].
    Author: Cortés C, Silva C.
    Journal: Rev Med Chil; 2008 Nov; 136(11):1457-9. PubMed ID: 19301778.
    Abstract:
    Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is used for the management of morbid obesity. Phytobezoars are rarely reported as a complication of this operation and are usually extracted by endoscopic means. We report a 48-year-old male subjected to a gastric banding, that consulted for progressive dysphagia, six months after the operation. A barium meal x-ray examination demonstrated the presence of a bezoar that was dissolved in one week using papain. A control barium meal confirmed the disappearance of the bezoar.
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