Naomi - a question for you

 
Naomi -

We keep telling you about basic anatomy.  Your stomach is banded, not your diaphragm.  There is no need to remove the band to suture your diaphragm.  That's like saying they would have to remove a total knee replacement before they could fix a hiatal hernia.  It's totally a non issue.

Seriously, look at an anatomy chart and it will hopefully click for you.