Slipped lap band - O sign
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1. There are classic radiological signs suggestive of gastric band slippage.
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Coronal volume rendered image showing the slipped Laplap band.
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It is radiologiststhe radiologist's role to know some of the normal and abnormal findings of gastric band positioning. Radiologist Radiologists should know what next study to do and why?
Obesity has become a major medical problem throughout the world. Approximately 400 million people are obese, and about 1.6 billion are overweight. A study performed in the United States in 2005–2006 showed that approximately 1/3 of the population was obese.
Body mass index (BMI) is used to determine obesity by estimating body fat as a calculation of height and weight (kg/m²). A BMI of <18.5 is considered underweight, 18.5–24.9 is normal, 25.0–29.9 is overweight, and ≥30 is obese.
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