Background: While LAGB has become uncommon in the bariatric surgery practice, band removal with or without\nrevision surgery is still common. Retained postoperative foreign body, of which surgical sponges are the most\ncommon, is a rare condition. We report a rare case of retained gastric band port and the attached tube.\nCase presentation: A 31-year-old Caucasian female presented to the outpatient clinic, 5 years after her last surgery,\ncomplaining of a left upper quadrant abdominal mass over the last 2 years. She had a history of 2 weight loss\noperations. She had no significant family history nor smoking. CT of the abdomen and pelvis revealed a retained\nforeign body. On exploration, the port with 10 cm of the connected tube was found and removed through a small\nincision without laparotomy. The patient made an uneventful recovery.\nConclusion: A bariatric surgeon should be involved in the evaluation of any patient who complains of abdominal\npain and/or palpable mass if she/he has a previous weight loss procedure because the bariatric surgeon is fully\naware of the possible complications of the bariatric surgeries.
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