title: Large bowel impaction by the BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB) necessitating surgical intervention.
abstract: A case of large bowel impaction caused by migration of a BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB) is presented. The literature is reviewed regarding both the use and the complications inherent in such balloon devices. This is the first reported case of an intragastric balloon impacted in the colon 9 months after insertion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Warrington Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: U J
authors.initials: UJ
authors.lastname: Kirkpatrick
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Moody
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Wake
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D015905:Gastric Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery