Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Show: 20 | 50 | 100
Results 1 - 1 de 1
Filter
Add more filters










Database
Language
Publication year range
1.
Obes Surg ; 19(3): 393-6, 2009 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18836786

ABSTRACT

We report a case of a patient who presented with an acute abdomen 2 days after the insertion of an intragastric balloon system and discuss in detail the advantages and drawbacks of these devices in the therapy of morbid obesity. A 43-year-old morbidly obese man was admitted to the department of surgery in shock with a 2-h history of severe diffuse abdominal pain and the initial diagnosis of visceral perforation. The patient had been subjected to intragastric placement of an inflatable balloon 48 h prior to his presentation. Abdominal exploration revealed the presence of a large linear perforation in the fundus of the stomach.


Subject(s)
Abdomen, Acute/etiology , Gastric Balloon/adverse effects , Gastric Fundus/injuries , Obesity, Morbid/surgery , Stomach Rupture/etiology , Abdomen, Acute/pathology , Abdomen, Acute/therapy , Adult , Fatal Outcome , Humans , Male , Obesity, Morbid/complications , Obesity, Morbid/pathology , Stomach Rupture/pathology , Stomach Rupture/surgery
SELECTION OF CITATIONS
SEARCH DETAIL
...