Published in:
01-11-2010 | Case Report
Gastric Perforation as a Complication after BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon Bariatric Treatment in Obese Patients—Synergy of Endoscopy and Videosurgery
Authors:
Jacek Arkadiusz Śmigielski, Tomasz Szewczyk, Bogdan Modzelewski, Yuriy Mandryka, Jerzy Klimczak, Marian Brocki
Published in:
Obesity Surgery
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Issue 11/2010
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Abstract
The BioEnterics intragastric balloon (BIB) is one of the most common bariatric procedures in obese patients in Europe. Associated gastric perforation is a rare, yet very dangerous, complication. We report a case of such a complication after BioEnterics intragastric balloon insertion in a 60-year-old female patient and subsequent cooperation between an endoscopist and bariatric videosurgeon in her treatment.