Bowel obstruction from retained inner bumper following removal of gastrostomy tube: a case report.
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is an effective means of obtaining enteral access in patients who need chronic nutritional support. We describe a complication resulting from the inability to remove an inner bumper. This bumper migrated into the terminal ileum, where it lodged, causing bowel obstruction. Literature review revealed no reports of similar complications.
Perkins
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General Surgery Services, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431.
Smith
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Lyons
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*