Hidden dangers and updated labels on gastric balloons

Sindhura Kolli; Andrew Ofosu; Harini Gurram; Simcha Weissman; Paul Khoi Dang‐Ho; Tej I. Mehta; Hailie Gill; Krishna C. Gurram

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2730

Clinical Case Reports (Nov 2020)

Hidden dangers and updated labels on gastric balloons

Sindhura Kolli,
Andrew Ofosu,
Harini Gurram,
Simcha Weissman,
Paul Khoi Dang‐Ho,
Tej I. Mehta,
Hailie Gill,
Krishna C. Gurram

Affiliations

Sindhura Kolli: Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Comprehensive Program on Obesity NYU Grossman School of Medicine New York NY USA
Andrew Ofosu: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology The Brooklyn Hospital Center Brooklyn NY USA
Harini Gurram: Department of Internal Medicine Northwestern University Chicago IL USA
Simcha Weissman: Department of Internal Medicine Hackensack University‐Palisades Medical Center North Bergen NJ USA
Paul Khoi Dang‐Ho: Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Comprehensive Program on Obesity NYU Grossman School of Medicine New York NY USA
Tej I. Mehta: Department of Medicine South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine Sioux Falls SD USA
Hailie Gill: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology The Brooklyn Hospital Center Brooklyn NY USA
Krishna C. Gurram: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology The Brooklyn Hospital Center Brooklyn NY USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2730
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 11
pp. 2116 – 2120

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Abstract In recent years, intragastric balloons (IGBs) have emerged as an efficacious, nonsurgical modality to treat obesity. We present a case in which an IGB caused a gastric ulcer, only unearthed after the novel technique of deflation and early retrieval.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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