title: Esophageal perforation after gastric balloon extraction.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York Hospital Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, New York, NY, 11355, USA.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Weill Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell University, 525 East 68th Street, M-4, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vranas
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York Hospital Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, New York, NY, 11355, USA.
authors.forename: Davida A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, New York Hospital Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, New York, NY, 11355, USA.
authors.forename: Liberato
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salvatore
authors.affiliation: , 142-43 Booth Memorial Avenue, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Talat
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Addasi
mesh_terms: 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