Gastric perforation during removal of an intragastric balloon.
The intragastric balloon system is licensed for temporary use in moderately obese patients who have significant health risks related to their obesity and have failed to achieve and maintain significant weight loss with a supervised weight control program alone. Although intragastric balloons are advocated as safe devices, major complications have been described. We report a case of a gastric perforation during the removal of an intragastric balloon. This is the first case reported in the literature.
del Pozo
Pablo
P
General Surgery Department, Hospital Morales Meseguer, C/ Marqués de los Velez, s/n, 30008, Murcia, Spain. pablodelpozo_@hotmail.com
Flores
Benito
B
Lirón
Ramon
R
Andrés
Bruno
B
Martin-Lorenzo
Juan Gervasio
JG
Chacón
Silvia
S
Esteban
Pilar
P
Aguayo-Albasini
Jose Luis
JL
D000368:Aged; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D015905:Gastric Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000628:therapy; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013270:Stomach / Q000293:injuries*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed