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A 36-year old woman had received an adjustable gastric band 7 years earlier, but the band had been removed because of infection. Her BMI was 40. Six months later a sleeve gastrectomy was performed because of weight regain. This procedure commenecd laparoscopically but had to be converted to open surgery due to firm adhesions.
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Janssen, I.M.C., Berends, F.J. (2014). Case on Complication of Sleeve Gastrectomy. In: Cuesta, M., Bonjer, H. (eds) Case Studies of Postoperative Complications after Digestive Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01613-9_22
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