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See Latest ArticlesEsophageal dilation after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: a more systematic approach is needed
Surgical Endoscopy, 05/26/09
Jong JRD et al. - Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding causes esophageal dilation in about half of patients. This dilation is correlated with symptoms and is partly reversible after emptying of the band. The clinical relevance of the dilation is unclear.
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