Severe Chronic Cough after Lap-Band Gastric Surgery

Respirologists are often consulted in cases of chronic cough. Most patients have diagnoses of asthma, upper airway cough or gastroe-sophageal reflux disease. The present case describes a newly recognized cause of a cough in a patient who had undergone laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for weig...

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Main Author: Jacqueline Nemni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/871503
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description Respirologists are often consulted in cases of chronic cough. Most patients have diagnoses of asthma, upper airway cough or gastroe-sophageal reflux disease. The present case describes a newly recognized cause of a cough in a patient who had undergone laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for weight loss. The cough was persistent and severe for several months, and did not respond to any therapeutic interventions. Imaging studies were not helpful in making the diagnosis, which was confirmed by deflating the Lap-Band, thereby eliminating the cough.
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spelling doaj-art-70c7400f5e3946088044d3452ffd54c72025-02-03T01:06:15ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412007-01-0114317117210.1155/2007/871503Severe Chronic Cough after Lap-Band Gastric SurgeryJacqueline Nemni0Guelph General Hospital, Guelph, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaRespirologists are often consulted in cases of chronic cough. Most patients have diagnoses of asthma, upper airway cough or gastroe-sophageal reflux disease. The present case describes a newly recognized cause of a cough in a patient who had undergone laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for weight loss. The cough was persistent and severe for several months, and did not respond to any therapeutic interventions. Imaging studies were not helpful in making the diagnosis, which was confirmed by deflating the Lap-Band, thereby eliminating the cough.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/871503
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Severe Chronic Cough after Lap-Band Gastric Surgery
Canadian Respiratory Journal
title Severe Chronic Cough after Lap-Band Gastric Surgery
title_full Severe Chronic Cough after Lap-Band Gastric Surgery
title_fullStr Severe Chronic Cough after Lap-Band Gastric Surgery
title_full_unstemmed Severe Chronic Cough after Lap-Band Gastric Surgery
title_short Severe Chronic Cough after Lap-Band Gastric Surgery
title_sort severe chronic cough after lap band gastric surgery
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