Small bowel necrosis as a consequence of spontaneous deflation and migration of an air-filled intragastric balloon – a potentially life-threatening complication

Robert Drozdowski; Mariusz Wyleżoł; Mariusz Frączek; Piotr Hevelke; Marcin Giaro; Paweł Sobański

doi:10.5114/wiitm.2011.38177

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Case report

Small bowel necrosis as a consequence of spontaneous deflation and migration of an air-filled intragastric balloon – a potentially life-threatening complication

Robert Drozdowski

,

Mariusz Wyleżoł

,

Mariusz Frączek

,

Piotr Hevelke

,

Marcin Giaro

,

Paweł Sobański

Videosurgery Miniinv 2014; 9 (2): 292–296

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2011.38177

Online publish date: 2013/10/11

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Drozdowski R, Wyleżoł M, Frączek M, Hevelke P, Giaro M, Sobański P. Small bowel necrosis as a consequence of spontaneous deflation and migration of an air-filled intragastric balloon – a potentially life-threatening complication. Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques. 2014:292-296. doi:10.5114/wiitm.2011.38177.

APA

Drozdowski, R., Wyleżoł, M., Frączek, M., Hevelke, P., Giaro, M.,  & Sobański, P. (2014). Small bowel necrosis as a consequence of spontaneous deflation and migration of an air-filled intragastric balloon – a potentially life-threatening complication. Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques, 292-296. https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2011.38177

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Drozdowski, Robert, Mariusz Wyleżoł, Mariusz Frączek, Piotr Hevelke, Marcin Giaro,  and Paweł Sobański. 2014. "Small bowel necrosis as a consequence of spontaneous deflation and migration of an air-filled intragastric balloon – a potentially life-threatening complication". Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques: 292-296. doi:10.5114/wiitm.2011.38177.

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Drozdowski, R., Wyleżoł, M., Frączek, M., Hevelke, P., Giaro, M.,  and Sobański, P. (2014). Small bowel necrosis as a consequence of spontaneous deflation and migration of an air-filled intragastric balloon – a potentially life-threatening complication. Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques, pp.292-296. https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2011.38177

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Drozdowski, Robert et al. "Small bowel necrosis as a consequence of spontaneous deflation and migration of an air-filled intragastric balloon – a potentially life-threatening complication." Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques, 2014, pp. 292-296. doi:10.5114/wiitm.2011.38177.

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Drozdowski R, Wyleżoł M, Frączek M, Hevelke P, Giaro M, Sobański P. Small bowel necrosis as a consequence of spontaneous deflation and migration of an air-filled intragastric balloon – a potentially life-threatening complication. Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques. 2014:292-296. doi:10.5114/wiitm.2011.38177.

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Intragastric balloon placement is a common method of treatment of obesity and is often used by non-surgical teams in endoscopy departments. The likelihood of spontaneous intragastric balloon damage is a well-known phenomenon. We describe a patient who was disqualified from surgical obesity treatment and in whom intragastric fluid-filled balloons had already been inserted twice and removed due to their intolerance. Therefore we qualified this patient for placement of the air-filled balloon Heliosphere BAG. Two months after the planned check-up, he arrived at the surgery department complaining of nausea and vomiting and due to symptoms of ileus diagnosed with an X-ray and ultrasound examination we qualified him for emergency surgery. We would like to emphasise the following issues: the necessity of air-filled balloon removal according to the producer’s instructions and multidisciplinary specialist team care along with appropriate diagnostic tools in every case of intragastric balloon insertion.

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Small bowel necrosis as a consequence of spontaneous deflation and migration of an air-filled intragastric balloon – a potentially life-threatening complication

Robert Drozdowski , Mariusz Wyleżoł , Mariusz Frączek , Piotr Hevelke , Marcin Giaro , Paweł Sobański

mechanical ileus, intragastric balloon, obesity, treatment

Robert Drozdowski

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Mariusz Wyleżoł

,

Mariusz Frączek

,

Piotr Hevelke

,

Marcin Giaro

,

Paweł Sobański