Case Reports in Gastroenterology (Dec 2014)

Gastrostomy Intraperitoneal Bumper Migration in a Three-Year-Old Child: A Rare Complication following Gastrostomy Tube Replacement

  • Riccardo Guanà,
  • Luca Lonati,
  • Claudio Barletti,
  • Fabio Cisarò,
  • Ilaria Casorzo,
  • Giulia Carbonaro,
  • Antonella Lezo,
  • Angelo Giovanni Delmonaco,
  • Alessandro Mussa,
  • Martina Capitanio,
  • Davide Cussa,
  • Riccardo Lemini,
  • Jürgen Schleef

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1159/000369964
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 3
pp. 381 – 386

Abstract

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Feeding gastrostomy is used worldwide for adults and children with feeding impairment to obtain long-term enteral nutrition. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy insertion is considered the gold standard, but after the first months requires gastrostomy tube replacement with a low-profile button. The replacement is known as an easy procedure, but several minor and major complications may occur during and after the manoeuvre. We describe intraperitoneal bumper migration in a 3-year-old boy, a rare complication following gastrostomy tube replacement, and we discuss the recent literature regarding similar cases.

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