Small bowel obstruction due to air-filled intragastric balloon.
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.
Matar
Zafer S
ZS
King Khalid Hospital, P.O. Box 56818, Riyadh, 11564, Saudi Arabia. zafar_s_m@hotmail.com
Mohamed
Abbas A
AA
Abukhater
Muhammad
M
Hussien
Mobarak
M
Emran
Fawaz
F
Bhat
Nadeem A
NA
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