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Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Air-Filled Intragastric Balloon

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Intragastric balloons have gained popularity in the management of morbid obesity. Although the procedure of insertion is easy and is generally accepted by patients, a few complications can occur. We report a case of small bowel obstruction caused by spontaneous deflation and forced passage of an air-filled intragastric balloon into the small bowel.

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    Zafer S. Matar, Abbas A. Mohamed, Muhammad Abukhater, Mobarak Hussien, Fawaz Emran & Nadeem A. Bhat

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Matar, Z.S., Mohamed, A.A., Abukhater, M. et al. Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Air-Filled Intragastric Balloon. OBES SURG 19, 1727–1730 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-009-9880-0

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