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01-05-2019 | Obesity | Brief Communication

Acute Pancreatitis as a Complication of Intragastric Balloons: a Case Series

Authors: Fahad I. Alsohaibani, Mohammed Alkasab, Ehab H. Abufarhaneh, Musthafa C. Peedikayil, Mosaed K. Aldekhayel, Marwa M. Zayied, Mesfer Alghamdi, Raed Al-Suliman, Mohammed Y. Alghamdi, Majid A. Almadi

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 5/2019

Abstract

Intragastric balloon (IGB) placement for the treatment of obesity has been in use for more than three decades. The major advantage of IGBs is that they preserve the anatomy of the stomach and are generally considered safe; the most common complications are nausea/vomiting and abdominal pain, and very rarely are IGBs associated with mortality (0.05%). A total of 14 cases of pancreatitis complicating IGBs have been reported in the literature. In this series, we reported 10 patients who developed acute pancreatitis in association with IGBs of which half were treated conservatively without the removal of the IGBs.

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Title: Acute Pancreatitis as a Complication of Intragastric Balloons: a Case Series
Authors: Fahad I. Alsohaibani
Mohammed Alkasab
Ehab H. Abufarhaneh
Musthafa C. Peedikayil
Mosaed K. Aldekhayel
Marwa M. Zayied
Mesfer Alghamdi
Raed Al-Suliman
Mohammed Y. Alghamdi
Majid A. Almadi
Publication date: 01-05-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Obesity
Nausea
Obesity
Acute Pancreatitis
Vomiting
Pancreatitis
Key Symptom
Abdominal Pain
Published in: Obesity Surgery / Issue 5/2019
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-019-03796-6

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