Large bowel impaction by the BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB) necessitating surgical intervention

W Y Kim; U J Kirkpatrick; A P Moody; P N Wake

Large bowel impaction by the BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB) necessitating surgical intervention

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2000 May;82(3):202-4.

Authors

W Y Kim¹, U J Kirkpatrick, A P Moody, P N Wake

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Warrington Hospital, UK.

PMID: 10858686
PMCID: PMC2503420

Abstract

A case of large bowel impaction caused by migration of a BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB) is presented. The literature is reviewed regarding both the use and the complications inherent in such balloon devices. This is the first reported case of an intragastric balloon impacted in the colon 9 months after insertion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Colonic Diseases / etiology*
Colonic Diseases / surgery
Female
Foreign-Body Migration / complications*
Gastric Balloon / adverse effects*
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction / etiology*
Intestinal Obstruction / surgery