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. 2016 Feb;59(1):59–61. doi: 10.1503/cjs.004215

Table 1.

Total intervention costs initiated by 25 surgeons for 59 medical tourists for LAGB, LSG, LRYGB and other bariatric surgery postoperative complications

Medical intervention Cost, $
S&D 20 350.74
Gastroscopy 7 322.24
CT 34 150.00
Endoscopy with stent 17 481.52
Revisional surgery 135 353.06
ICU stay 335 279.00
Consultation fee 13 298.60
Total 563 235.16

CT = computed tomography; ICU = intensive care unit; LAGB = laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding; LSG = laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; LRYGB = laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; S&D = stomach and duodenum imaging series.