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A rare case of gastric perforation by a 5-year-old Intra-gastric Balloon in situ: Case report and review of literature

INTRODUCTION: Insertion of an Intra gastric Balloon (IGB) has widely been used as a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of obesity. Gastric balloons are usually inserted for a period of six months only. They have a high safety profile and one of their rare, reported, serious complications...

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Autores principales: Vinod, Vijay Chander, Younis, Muhammad Umar, Mubarik, Humera, Rivas, Homero
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7586043/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33207414
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.10.028