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Case Reports
. 2000 May;82(3):202-4.

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

W Y Kim  1 , U J Kirkpatrick, A P Moody, P N Wake
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Large bowel impaction by the BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB) necessitating surgical intervention

W Y Kim et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2000 May.

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.

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