[Gastric band erosion as complication of bariatric surgery. Case report and review of the literature]. / Erosión y migración intragástrica de la banda gástrica como complicación de la cirugía bariátrica. Caso clínico y revisión de la literatura médica.

Gastric banding has become a common procedure amongst bariatric surgery techniques. Because of the possibility of using a laparoscopic route to achieve a good technical result and low complication rates, this method has become the most frequently used options in the treatment of morbid obesity in Chile. We report an uncommon complication that, if left undiagnosed, could lead to considerable morbidity and even mortality: gastric band erosion and intragastric migration. Radiologists, gastroenterologists and surgeons should be able to recognize this event to provide a prompt diagnosis.