Large bowel impaction by the BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB) necessitating surgical intervention
A case of large bowel impaction caused by migration of a BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB) is presented. The literature is reviewed regarding both the use and the complications inherent in such balloon devices. This is the first reported case of an intragastric balloon impacted in the colon 9 m...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2000-05, Vol.82 (3), p.202-204 |
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Zusammenfassung: | A case of large bowel impaction caused by migration of a BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB) is presented. The literature is reviewed regarding both the use and the complications inherent in such balloon devices. This is the first reported case of an intragastric balloon impacted in the colon 9 months after insertion. |
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ISSN: | 0035-8843 1478-7083 |