<unk> aroscopic adjustable gastric banding
Band placed at gastroesophageal junction and inflated to limit food passage
Band constriction adjustable via reservoir
Subcutaneous reservoir (~5ml port site) allows adjustment without invasive intervention
Postoperative<unk>  near 10% over lifetime of patient
Patients typically discharged same day or POD #1
Lap band complications
At or near time of banding or adjustment of band
Masticator space infections
Acute gastroesophageal obstruction - postop edema at application site forces proximal movement of the band, get KUB
Aortic endograft complications
Intra-abdominal bleeding
Left ventricular assist device complications
Perforated viscus