Retained gastric band port and tube 5 years after gastric band removal and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a case report

Background While LAGB has become uncommon in the bariatric surgery practice, band removal with or without revision surgery is still common. Retained postoperative foreign body, of which surgical sponges are the most common, is a rare condition. We report a rare case of retained gastric band port and the attached tube.