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Revisionary surgery for failed or complicated VBGs: causes of reoperation.
| Cause | Technique | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Re-VBG | Conversion to RYGB-on-VBG | Total | % | |
| Weight regain & staple line disruption | 37 | 35 | 72 | 66 |
| Vomiting & stoma stenosis | 2 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Weight regain & pouch dilation | 9 | 4 | 13 | 12 |
| Vomiting & kinked stoma | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Weight regain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 49 | 60 | 109 | 100 |
