Gastric Perforation and Death after the Insertion of an Intragastric Balloon

We report a case of a patient who presented with an acute abdomen 2 days after the insertion of an intragastric balloon system and discuss in detail the advantages and drawbacks of these devices in the therapy of morbid obesity. A 43-year-old morbidly obese man was admitted to the department of surg...

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Published in:Obesity surgery 2009-03, Vol.19 (3), p.393-396
Main Authors: Koutelidakis, Ioannis, Dragoumis, Dimitrios, Papaziogas, Basilios, Patsas, Aristidis, Katsougianopoulos, Alexandros, Atmatzidis, Stefanos, Atmatzidis, Konstantinos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen, Acute - etiology
Abdomen, Acute - pathology
Abdomen, Acute - therapy
Adult
Case Report
Clinical outcomes
Fatal Outcome
Gastric Balloon - adverse effects
Gastric Fundus - injuries
Gastrointestinal surgery
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mortality
Obesity
Obesity, Morbid - complications
Obesity, Morbid - pathology
Obesity, Morbid - surgery
Stomach Rupture - etiology
Stomach Rupture - pathology
Stomach Rupture - surgery
Surgery
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Summary:We report a case of a patient who presented with an acute abdomen 2 days after the insertion of an intragastric balloon system and discuss in detail the advantages and drawbacks of these devices in the therapy of morbid obesity. A 43-year-old morbidly obese man was admitted to the department of surgery in shock with a 2-h history of severe diffuse abdominal pain and the initial diagnosis of visceral perforation. The patient had been subjected to intragastric placement of an inflatable balloon 48 h prior to his presentation. Abdominal exploration revealed the presence of a large linear perforation in the fundus of the stomach.
ISSN:0960-8923
1708-0428
DOI:10.1007/s11695-008-9706-5