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

Hidden dangers and updated labels on gastric balloons

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Oct 14;8(11):2116-2120. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2730. eCollection 2020 Nov.

Authors

Sindhura Kolli¹, Andrew Ofosu², Harini Gurram³, Simcha Weissman⁴, Paul Khoi Dang-Ho¹, Tej I Mehta⁵, Hailie Gill², Krishna C Gurram²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Comprehensive Program on Obesity NYU Grossman School of Medicine New York NY USA.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology The Brooklyn Hospital Center Brooklyn NY USA.
³ Department of Internal Medicine Northwestern University Chicago IL USA.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine Hackensack University-Palisades Medical Center North Bergen NJ USA.
⁵ Department of Medicine South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine Sioux Falls SD USA.

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.

Keywords: early retrieval; gastric ulcer; intragastric balloons.

Publication types

Case Reports