Gastric Perforation Caused by an Intragastric Balloon: Endoscopic Findings.

Author: In Kyung YOO ¹ ; Hoon Jai CHUN ; Yoon Tae JEEN
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1. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Intragastric balloon; Perforation; Obesity
MeSH: Compliance; Endoscopy, Digestive System; Female; Helicobacter pylori; Humans; Korea; Middle Aged; Obesity; Obesity, Morbid; Stomach Ulcer; Ulcer
From:Clinical Endoscopy 2017;50(6):602-604
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Intragastric balloon (IGB) insertion has been most frequently used in the West as an effective endoscopic treatment for morbid obesity, in practice. Recently, there is a growing number of cases requiring IGB deployment for obesity treatment in Korea. One of the reported complications of IGB use is gastric perforation. A 47-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with mild symptoms, 7 weeks after having an IGB placed. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy was performed and gastric ulcer perforation was observed in the ulcer base, where food particles were impacted. Laparoscopic primary repair was done successfully. This was a case of gastric perforation, secondary to poor compliance with a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI). PPI and Helicobacter pylori eradication are important for ulcer prevention following IGB deployment.