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Small bowel necrosis as a consequence of spontaneous deflation and migration of an air-filled intragastric balloon – a potentially life-threatening complication
Intragastric balloon placement is a common method of treatment of obesity and is often used by non-surgical teams in endoscopy departments. The likelihood of spontaneous intragastric balloon damage is a well-known phenomenon. We describe a patient who was disqualified from surgical obesity treatment...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4105657/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25097704 http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2011.38177 |