title: Percutaneous deflation of a gastric balloon: technical note.
abstract: Gastric balloons have been used extensively as an adjunct to diet and behavioral modification in the treatment of exogenous obesity. Small bowel obstruction occurred in a 42-year-old female after her balloon migrated through the pyloric channel. The authors describe a simple method for percutaneous deflation which permitted the balloon to pass through the gastrointestinal tract thus relieving the obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Wellesley Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Mirich
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Haber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D015905:Gastric Balloon; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*