intragastric erosion, leading to a revisional procedure to remove the band. Our aim was to
present the procedure and results of endoscopic band removal in a 5-year multicenter
experience from the Gastro Obeso Center and Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, and
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil. METHODS: From 2003 to 2008, 82
patients were diagnosed with band erosion. The clinical data concerning the endoscopic …