title: Small bowel obstruction due to air-filled intragastric balloon.
abstract: Intragastric balloons have gained popularity in the management of morbid obesity. Although the procedure of insertion is easy and is generally accepted by patients, a few complications can occur. We report a case of small bowel obstruction caused by spontaneous deflation and forced passage of an air-filled intragastric balloon into the small bowel.
authors.affiliation: King Khalid Hospital, P.O. Box 56818, Riyadh, 11564, Saudi Arabia. zafar_s_m@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Zafer S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Matar
authors.forename: Abbas A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mohamed
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abukhater
authors.forename: Mobarak
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hussien
authors.forename: Fawaz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Emran
authors.forename: Nadeem A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Bhat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004766:Enterostomy; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D015905:Gastric Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D017211:Treatment Failure