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

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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.

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The authors extend their sincere appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University for funding this research through the Research Group Project number RGP-279.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Fahad I. Alsohaibani, Mohammed Alkasab, Ehab H. Abufarhaneh & Musthafa C. Peedikayil

  2. Department of Medicine, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Mosaed K. Aldekhayel

  3. Farwanyia hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait, Kuwait

    Marwa M. Zayied

  4. Department of Medicine, AlHada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia

    Mesfer Alghamdi

  5. Department of Medicine, King Fahad Hospital, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia

    Raed Al-Suliman

  6. Department of Medicine, King Fahad Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Mohammed Y. Alghamdi

  7. Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2925(59), Riyadh, 11461, Saudi Arabia

    Majid A. Almadi

  8. Gastroenterology Division, McGill University Health Center, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

    Majid A. Almadi

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Alsohaibani, F.I., Alkasab, M., Abufarhaneh, E.H. et al. Acute Pancreatitis as a Complication of Intragastric Balloons: a Case Series. OBES SURG 29, 1694–1696 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-019-03796-6

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