Gastric Band Insertion to Revise Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Case Report

Bariatric surgery for the treatment of obesity, first introduced in the 1950s and 1960s, is now relatively commonplace. Often patients will first have an adjustable gastric band inserted, as this does not require altering or removing parts of the gastrointestinal tract. This procedure is associated with short hospital stays and quick recoveries and may be adjusted without further surgery. Typically only after banding fails mechanically or fails to bring about a satisfactory reduction in body mass index (BMI) do patients undergo further bariatric procedures which involve altering or removing parts of the gastrointestinal tract. Recent research has suggested that gastric banding is associated with greater weight reduction results as a secondary or follow-up procedure following a failed initial bariatric surgery. Here we report the case of a 43-year-old female with a history of cryptogenic organizing pneumonitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), asthma, obesity, and prior sleeve gastrectomy who underwent a laparoscopic gastric band insertion to revise the prior sleeve gastrectomy, in reverse of the typical sequence of bariatric surgeries.