A novel approach to the removal of a silastic band via the peroral endoscopic tunneling-silastic bandectomy technique

Wasif M Abidi; Salmaan Jawaid

doi:10.1016/j.vgie.2022.05.003

A novel approach to the removal of a silastic band via the peroral endoscopic tunneling-silastic bandectomy technique

VideoGIE. 2022 Jul 9;7(8):278-279. doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2022.05.003. eCollection 2022 Aug.

Authors

Wasif M Abidi¹, Salmaan Jawaid¹

Affiliation

¹ Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

Abstract

Video 1The peroral endoscopic tunneling-silastic bandectomy technique to remove a silastic band causing a vertical banded gastroplasty stenosis. This method is a viable alternative to surgical removal of foreign bodies outside the gastrointestinal lumen.

Keywords: POET-S, peroral endoscopic tunneling–silastic bandectomy; VBG, vertical banded gastroplasty.