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Table 2 LAGB complications. Relative distribution of LAGB complications (n = 2246)

From: Medium and long-term results of gastric banding: outcomes from a large private clinic in UK

Complication

Number

Percentage (%)

Reoperation rate (%) and number

Mortality

0

0

0 (n = 0)

Tubing complications

24

1.0

0.7 (n = 16)

Port complications

45

2.0

1.8 (n = 40)

Slippage

32

1.4

1.4 (n = 31)

Pouch dilatation

7

0.3

0.1 (n = 2)

Erosion

2

0.1

0.04 (n = 1)

Infection

7

0.3

0.3 (n = 7)

Pseudo-capsule

12

0.5

0.3 (n = 7)

Foreign body left in situ

1

0.04

0.04 (n = 1)

Total

130

5.78

4.6 (n = 105)