Larger parietal cells have more proton pumps and can produce larger amounts of stomach acid. This is termed “rebound hypersecretion,” or an overproduction of stomach acid after taking PPIs (32). This is why getting off PPI therapy is so difficult, because long-term use fundamentally changes...
The short-term complications are rare (visceral injury 1%, gastrointestinal perforation 1%), though the long-term complications are common and include: the dislocation of the band (20–25%), dilation of the esophagus (8%) and septic infection or other incidences (pain, displacement) of the ...