Migrating BioEnterics® Intragastric Balloon in a Patient Presenting With Symptoms of Intestinal Obstruction: A Case Report.

Autor: Almuhanna A; Radiology, King Fahad University Hospital, Khobar, SAU., Althwanay R; Radiology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAU., Alshehri R; Radiology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAU., AlGarni BA; Radiology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAU.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Cureus [Cureus] 2023 Mar 22; Vol. 15 (3), pp. e36515. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 22 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.36515
Abstrakt: Intragastric balloons are one method of obesity treatment. We report on a 34-year-old man who presented with colicky abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting a year and eight months after intragastric balloon insertion. To evaluate the patient's symptoms, an initial abdominal X-ray was done followed by a computed tomography scan to check the condition of the intragastric balloon. In our case, the patient's pain was not due to the deflated migrating BioEnterics® intragastric balloon (BIB). Thus, no further management was done for it, and the patient was diagnosed with gastroenteritis. Despite that, regular follow-up is recommended to prevent serious complications in the future.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright © 2023, Almuhanna et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE