Although laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) placement appears as a safe and reproducible procedure, serious complications can occur. We present a patient with fever, dysphagia, epigastric pain, and port site inflammation. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and computed tomography (CT) scan diagnosed esophageal erosion of the gastric band. An endoscopic retrieval was proposed to avoid accessing the abdominal cavity and mediastinum, reduce recovery time, and minimize complications. The patient successfully underwent the procedure with immediate improvement of symptoms and discharge on the seventh postoperative day. This article aims to report the first clinical case of an esophageal erosion of LAGB completely treated with an endoscopic approach.
Background: Patients with erosive oesophagitis, and those with persistent symptomatic non-erosive gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, require long-term maintenance treatment with acid-suppressing agents.
Aim: To evaluate the safety of vonoprazan, a potassium-competitive acid blocker, in an integrated analysis of data from clinical trials in adults.
Methods: We included 14 clinical trials of vonoprazan conducted in multiple countries.
Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, West China School of Public Health, West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Ethylicin is a pesticide with excellent bactericidal ability. The incidence of poisoning has increased in recent years with the widespread use of ethylicin in green agriculture, but reports are lacking. In this study, we described three cases of oral ethylicin poisoning.
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is one of the most common spinal surgeries performed in the US but is associated with various morbidities. Esophageal perforation is one of the rarest complications of ACDF, but it is potentially fatal, therefore requiring timely detection and treatment. We present three cases of esophageal perforation after ACDF.
Background: The use of mesh in the repair of large hiatal hernias is still controversial. One of the most feared adverse events related to the use of mesh is erosion into the esophageal and gastric walls.
Aims: To record the endoscopic treatment of mesh that has migrated into the gastric lumen after surgical treatment of hiatal hernia.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a very common condition characterized by chronic symptoms, such as heartburn or epigastric and/or substernal pain, that are frequently associated with mucosal damage resulting from abnormal reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus (Fass et al. in Nat Rev Dis Primers 7:55, 2021; Richter and Rubenstein in Gastroenterology 154:267-276, 2018). However, this damage can manifest in patients who do not exhibit typical GERD symptoms.
