Bariclip Removal and Conversion to Gastric Sleeve: A Case Report

Obesity has been recognized as the main pandemic of this century. Multiple treatments have been developed: the use of medications, exercise, diet, and surgery. Bariatric surgery is one of the treatments that has shown the greatest effectiveness. Several techniques have been developed, such as gastric sleeve (GS) and gastric bypass. One of the most recent is laparoscopic bariclip gastroplasty (LBCG). It is a procedure that involves placing a non-adjustable device parallel to the lesser curvature. It exerts a restrictive effect similar to GS. The main complications associated with this procedure include device migration and de novo gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). These are the main reasons for performing revision surgery and device removal. Weight regain is a rarely reported complication, and conversion to another procedure also has few reports. The objective of this study is to report the case of a female patient who presented weight regain as a complication and underwent conversion to GS in northeastern Mexico.