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Esophageal perforation after gastric balloon extraction
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Esophageal perforation after gastric balloon extraction

Dan Ruiz, Kelly Vranas, Davida A Robinson, Liberato Salvatore, James W Turner and Talat Addasi
Obesity surgery, Vol.19(2), pp.257-260
01/02/2009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-008-9605-9
PMID: 18688687

Abstract

Bariatric Surgery - instrumentation Device Removal - adverse effects Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal Esophageal Perforation - diagnosis Esophageal Perforation - etiology Female Gastric Balloon - adverse effects Gastric Outlet Obstruction - diagnosis Gastric Outlet Obstruction - etiology Humans Mediastinal Emphysema - diagnostic imaging Mediastinal Emphysema - etiology Mediastinitis - diagnostic imaging Mediastinitis - etiology Middle Aged Obesity, Morbid - surgery Subcutaneous Emphysema - etiology Tomography, X-Ray Computed
We report a case of a 59-year-old female with esophageal perforation following endoscopic removal of an intragastric balloon. To our knowledge, this is the first case of esophageal perforation associated with intragastric balloon extraction reported in the English literature.

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