WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY

Description of Event or Problem

REPORTER CALLED WITH COMPLAINT THAT HE RECEIVED ENDOSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTROPLASTY LAST YEAR AND THAT THE SURGERY HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. HIS APPETITE HAS NOT DECREASED, HE HAS NOT LOST ANY WEIGHT AND HE CAN STILL EAT ALL THE FOOD THAT HE DESIRES. ADDITIONALLY, HE IS NOW EXPERIENCING AN INCREASE IN ACID REFLUX, PRIMARILY WHEN LAYING DOWN TO SLEEP. REPORTER FEELS THAT THE SURGERY WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY AND DOES NOT KNOW WHERE THE FAILURE OCCURRED.