Conversion for failed adjustable gastric banding warrants hiatal scrutiny for hiatal hernia.

Shlomi RaymanMichael GoldenshlugerOrly GoiteinJoseph DuxNasser SakranAsnat RazielDavid Goitein

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2018)

Preoperative diagnosis of a HH by UGI fluoroscopy for patients who have undergone LAGB is unreliable. Intra-operative hiatal exploration is highly recommended in all cases of conversional BS after LAGB.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
gastroesophageal reflux disease
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
patients undergoing
peritoneal dialysis
atrial fibrillation