CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Friday, June 14th, 2013 - 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
REOPERATIVE BARIATRIC SURGERY - VIDEO SESSION
Co-Chairs: Drs. John Hagen, Simon Marceau
Ontario Room
1:30 pm
Management of Failed Adjustable Gastric Band
With increasing numbers of patients having adjustable gastric bands implanted, surgeons in Canada will face the growing clinical problem of patients with band complications and failure. This presentation will focus on the nature of gastric band failures and complications, and the rate of gastric band removals in Ontario. Options for managing the problem band will be reviewed, including the procedure for removal of a gastric band.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to …
- List complications of adjustable gastric bands
- Outline an approach to managing a patient with adjustable gastric band problems
- Describe the steps of operative removal of an adjustable gastric band
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David R. Urbach, MD MScDavid Urbach is Professor of Surgery and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at The University of Toronto. His clinical practice is devoted to gastrointestinal and endocrine surgical oncology and minimally invasive surgery. He is a Scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), the Division of Clinical Decision Making and Health Care at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, and Cancer Care Ontario. His research program focuses on cancer-related health services research.
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