Spontaneous Intragastric Balloon Hyperinflation Is Probably Due to Microbial Overgrowth of the Filling Liquid

Obes Surg. 2022 May;32(5):1783-1785. doi: 10.1007/s11695-022-05984-3. Epub 2022 Mar 4.

Valerio Pontecorvi^{1

2}, Vincenzo Bove^{3

4}, Giorgio Carlino⁵, Maria Valeria Matteo^{3

4}, Martina De Siena^{3

4}, Luigi Giovanni Papparella^{3

4}, Guido Costamagna^{3

4}, Ivo Boškoski^{3

4}

¹ Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy. valerio.pontecorvi@unicatt.it.
² Centre for Endoscopic Research Therapeutics and Training (CERTT), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168, Rome, Italy. valerio.pontecorvi@unicatt.it.
³ Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Centre for Endoscopic Research Therapeutics and Training (CERTT), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168, Rome, Italy.
⁵ Università Degli Studi Dell'Aquila, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy.

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