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Laparoscopic management of a small bowel obstruction secondary to Elipse intragastric balloon migration: A case report

INTRODUCTION: The Elipse™ intragastric balloon (IGB) for weight loss is a swallowable capsule that is filled with 550 mL of fluid and resides in the stomach for four months before being excreted from the gastrointestinal tract. Although initial data showed that use of this device is safe and free fr...

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Autores principales: Al-Subaie, Saud, Al-Barjas, Hamad, Al-Sabah, Salman, Al-Helal, Saud, Alfakharani, Ashraf, Termos, Salah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5683749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29127916
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.10.050