Bariatric gastric band removal using a gastric mural erosion technique induced with a fully covered self-expandable metal stent.

The stent-induced mural erosion technique using self-expandable plastic stents has been reported a few times [3][4][5]. 10-1055-a-1195-2191-1703evv01.mp4 Endoscopic removal of a nonadjustable bariatric band using an esophageal FCSEMS-induced gastric mural erosion technique seems to be feasible and effective, and could allow easier extraction of the band than using a plastic stent. [Extracted from the article]