title: [Complications of the intragastric balloon prosthesis].
abstract: The intragastric balloon prosthesis (PBIG) is being used as a mechanical treatment for obesity; an evaluation of its physiopathological implications, efficiency, and complications is still incomplete. In order to investigate in our area the incidence of complications of this endoscopic treatment, we have used the Danish model "Danish Obesity Treatment" (DOT) (Ballobes) inflated with air, in a prospective study in which forty obese patients were treated during three months. We draw the attention upon a gastric ulcer, a spontaneous anal extrusion-migration, and a duodenal ulcer. We establish the safety of the method, the literature is reviewed, we discuss the cause and treatment of these lesions, and we conclude indicating the low morbidity and the absence of major complications such as oesophageal perforation or intestinal obstruction occurring with other prosthesis models.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Naval del Ferrol, La Coruña.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pérez-Cuadrado Martínez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silva González
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vázquez Dourado
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lamas García
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Docal Cabrera
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bellido Guerrero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robles Reyes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015905:Gastric Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011475:Prosthesis Failure
vernacular_title: Complicaciones de la prótesis balón intragástrica.