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Ischemic Renal Injury Complicating Intragastric Balloon Insertion

A 25-year-old obese woman experienced ischemic renal injury as a complication of intragastric balloon (IGB) insertion for weight reduction. Although IGB is associated with a low risk of renal injury in the form of acute renal failure, this presentation has never been reported. The patient responded...

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Autor principal: Aljahdli, Emad S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5830543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29516017
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2018.16