Gastrostomy tube pancreatitis.
Acute pancreatitis developed in a child following inadvertent placement of a gastrostomy tube balloon in the descending duodenum. After a gastrostomy tube is inserted, radiologic confirmation of correct tube position is recommended to help avoid this rare iatrogenic complication.
D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D004386:Duodenum; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000209:etiology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*