Acute Pancreatitis as a Complication of Intragastric Balloons: a Case Series

Intragastric balloon (IGB) placement for the treatment of obesity has been in use for more than three decades. The major advantage of IGBs is that they preserve the anatomy of the stomach and are generally considered safe; the most common complications are nausea/vomiting and abdominal pain, and ver...

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Published in:	Obesity surgery 2019-05, Vol.29 (5), p.1694-1696
Main Authors:	Alsohaibani, Fahad I., Alkasab, Mohammed, Abufarhaneh, Ehab H., Peedikayil, Musthafa C., Aldekhayel, Mosaed K., Zayied, Marwa M., Alghamdi, Mesfer, Al-Suliman, Raed, Alghamdi, Mohammed Y., Almadi, Majid A.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Adult Analgesics - therapeutic use Brief Communication Device Removal Female Fluid Therapy Gastric Balloon - adverse effects Humans Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Pancreatitis Pancreatitis - etiology Pancreatitis - therapy Surgery Young Adult
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Summary:	Intragastric balloon (IGB) placement for the treatment of obesity has been in use for more than three decades. The major advantage of IGBs is that they preserve the anatomy of the stomach and are generally considered safe; the most common complications are nausea/vomiting and abdominal pain, and very rarely are IGBs associated with mortality (0.05%). A total of 14 cases of pancreatitis complicating IGBs have been reported in the literature. In this series, we reported 10 patients who developed acute pancreatitis in association with IGBs of which half were treated conservatively without the removal of the IGBs.
ISSN:	0960-8923 1708-0428