The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders organised, the 20th IFSO World Congress at the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria, from August 26th – 29th, 2015.
As invited speaker Prof. Dr. Konstantinos M. Konstantinidis Director of General, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgical Clinic Athens Medical Center, Maroussi, Athens, Greece and other members of his team (P. Hirides MD, PhD, S. Hirides, MD, Msc, FACS, P. Chrysocheris, MD, FACS, F. Antonakopoulos MD), present us a rare case of jaundice following adjustments in a LAGB patient. Laparoscopic adjustable banding has been considered the safest bariatric operation and probably for this reason many inexperienced teams have tried to use it with variable results and increased rates of complications. Experience of the operating team and surgical technique are of extremely high importance for correct placement of the adjustable gastric band.