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- Title
Intragastric Balloon Hyperinsufflation as a Cause of Acute Obstructive Abdomen.
- Authors
de Quadros, Luiz Gustavo; Neto, Manoel dos Passos Galvão; Grecco, Eduardo; de Souza, Thiago Ferreira; Kaiser Jr, Roberto Luiz; Campos, Josemberg Marins; Teixeira, André; Filho, Admar Concon; Macedo, Guilherme; Silva, Marco
- Abstract
Recently, the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the Orbera balloon for obesity treatment. However, the Food and Drug Administration later issued a warning about the possibility of 2 complications not previously reported: acute pancreatitis and balloon hyperinsufflation. This case report is intended to alert all clinicians that, although rare, cases of hyperinsufflation should be considered in patients with an intragastric balloon (IGB) and acute abdomen. IGB removal will resolve the complaints, provided there is no irreversible ischemia of the stomach walls. Care should be taken with respect to an increased risk of pulmonary aspiration at the time of balloon removal, and endotracheal intubation is highly recommended.
- Subjects
RESPIRATORY aspiration -- Risk factors; ACUTE abdomen; CATHETERIZATION; FOREIGN bodies; BOWEL obstructions; TRACHEA intubation; SURGERY
- Publication
ACG Case Reports Journal, 2018, Vol 5, p1
- ISSN
2326-3253
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14309/crj.2018.69