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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Apr 16, 2015; 7(4): 429-432
Published online Apr 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i4.429
Published online Apr 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i4.429
Bowel perforation due to break and distal passage of the safety ring of an adjustable intra-gastric balloon: A potentially life threatening situation
Ali M Al-Zubaidi, Hassan U Alghamdi, Abdu H Alzobydi, Irshad A Dhiloon, Laeeque A Qureshi, King Khalid Hospital, Najran 66262, Southern Province, Saudi Arabia
Laeeque A Qureshi, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah 24246, Saudi Arabia
Author contributions: Al-Zubaidi AM placed and removed the balloon, the MRP who responsible for case and wrote the case report; Alghamdi HU did the laparotomy; Alzobydi AH participated in the laparotomy; Dhiloon IA done the case; Qureshi LA was peer reviewer.
Ethics approval: The case approved by the Hospital Board Ethical Committee.
Informed consent: Informed consent was taken from the patient.
Conflict-of-interest: The authors have no commercial associations that might be a conflict of interest in relation to this article.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Ali M Al-zubaidi, Consultant Gastroenterologist, King Khalid Hospital, King Abdulaziz Road, Najran 66262, Southern Province, Saudi Arabia. dr_ali26@yahoo.com
Telephone: +966-59-8472448
Received: May 2, 2014
Peer-review started: May 3, 2014
First decision: May 23, 2014
Revised: January 1, 2015
Accepted: January 15, 2015
Article in press: January 19, 2015
Published online: April 16, 2015
Peer-review started: May 3, 2014
First decision: May 23, 2014
Revised: January 1, 2015
Accepted: January 15, 2015
Article in press: January 19, 2015
Published online: April 16, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Because the rare reported unexpected complications that the balloon safety ring which designed to prevent its complication it was by it self the cause of serious complication. The u/s confirmation of balloon position was miss leading so radiographic images was essential when there is suspicious.