title: Gastric perforation during removal of an intragastric balloon.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department, Hospital Morales Meseguer, C/ Marqués de los Velez, s/n, 30008, Murcia, Spain. pablodelpozo_@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: del Pozo
authors.forename: Benito
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: Ramon
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lirón
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Andrés
authors.forename: Juan Gervasio
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Martin-Lorenzo
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chacón
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Esteban
authors.forename: Jose Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Aguayo-Albasini
mesh_terms: 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