Laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding: prospective evaluation of intragastric migration of the lap-band.

Summary:Intragastric prosthesis (Lap-Band, BioEnterics Co., Carpinteria, CA, U.S.A.) migration is one of the major long-term complications of laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding. The causes, clinical signs, timing, and overall incidence of band entrapment have not been prospectively inv