Esophageal perforation after gastric balloon extraction.
We report a case of a 59-year-old female with esophageal perforation following endoscopic removal of an intragastric balloon. To our knowledge, this is the first case of esophageal perforation associated with intragastric balloon extraction reported in the English literature.
Ruiz
Dan
D
Department of Surgery, New York Hospital Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, New York, NY, 11355, USA.
Vranas
Kelly
K
Weill Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell University, 525 East 68th Street, M-4, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
Robinson
Davida A
DA
Department of Surgery, New York Hospital Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, New York, NY, 11355, USA.
Salvatore
Liberato
L
Department of Gastroenterology, New York Hospital Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, New York, NY, 11355, USA.
Turner
James W
JW
, 142-43 Booth Memorial Avenue, New York, NY, USA.
Addasi
Talat
T
Department of Surgery, New York Hospital Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, New York, NY, 11355, USA. taddasi@gmail.com.|, 142-43 Booth Memorial Avenue, New York, NY, USA. taddasi@gmail.com.
D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D015905:Gastric Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed