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• TITLE: Gastric Bezoar after Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

  AUTHORS: Abdul S. Bangura, Stelin Johnson, Karen E. Gibbs

  KEYWORDS: Vertical Banded Gastroplasty, Bariatric Surgery, Bezoar, Obstruction

  JOURNAL NAME: Surgical Science, Vol.2 No.5, July 29, 2011

  ABSTRACT: Gastric bezoars are uncommon in the bariatric surgery population. Though popular in earlier decades, the Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG) is no longer a staple procedure in the United States. It has been supplanted by the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) and the laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) as the most commonly performed bariatric procedures. However, there are many patients who have previously undergone VBGs, and may present with associated complications. We present a case of a gastric obstruction caused by a bezoar in a patient who had a VBG fifteen years prior to presentation.