Bowel perforation due to break and distal passage of the safety ring of an adjustable intra-gastric balloon: A potentially life threatening situation

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Apr 16, 2015; 7(4): 429-432
Published online Apr 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i4.429

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Figure 1 Abdominal computed tomography scan showing the safety ring migrated to the small bowel (A and B) (white arrows) and (C) the balloon was in the stomach (black arrow).

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Figure 2 Free air under the diaphragm.

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Figure 3 Endoscopic and gross eye views of both balloon and its broken ring after extraction.

Citation: Al-Zubaidi AM, Alghamdi HU, Alzobydi AH, Dhiloon IA, Qureshi LA. Bowel perforation due to break and distal passage of the safety ring of an adjustable intra-gastric balloon: A potentially life threatening situation. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 7(4): 429-432
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v7/i4/429.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v7.i4.429