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Vol. 98. Issue 8.
Pages 484 (October 2020)
Vol. 98. Issue 8.
Pages 484 (October 2020)
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Gastric Burst Due to Occlusion Ccaused by an Intragastric Balloon
Estallido gástrico secundario a oclusión producida por un balón intragástrico
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David Fernández-SanMillán
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, Fidel García Anguiano-Duque, Ángel Sánchez Álvarez, Juan Ramón Hernández Hernández
Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno-Infantil, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
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A 53-year-old woman came to the emergency room reporting diffuse abdominal pain and vomiting in the previous 16 h. She reported insertion of an Orbera® intragastric balloon (IGB) 4 months earlier, with no incidents. Computed axial tomography revealed a rupture in the gastric fundus, with pneumoperitoneum and abundant food content observed in the abdominal cavity (Fig. 1).

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The surgical approach involved an atypical laparotomy resection of the fundus with a linear stapler (Echelon-Flex™, loaded with 60 mm gold staples) reinforced with silk suture, abdominal lavage and Blake drains. The patient was discharged one week later (Fig. 2).

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The use of IGB as an intermediate or definitive treatment in a weight loss protocol is considered a safe procedure. The most common complications are vomiting, abdominal pain and intestinal occlusion due to balloon rupture. Gastric rupture is a rare entity that should be considered.

Please cite this article as: Fernández-SanMillán D, García Anguiano-Duque F, Sánchez Álvarez Á, Hernández Hernández JR. Estallido gástrico secundario a oclusión producida por un balón intragástrico. Cir Esp. 2020;98:484.

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