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ArticleObesity facts2017

Gastric Ulcer Hemorrhage - a Potential Life-Threatening Complication of Intragastric Balloon Treatment of Obesity.

Aleksandra Mojkowska, Stefan Gazdzinski, Mariusz Fraczek, Mariusz Wyleżoł

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Article in Obesity facts, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aleksandra MojkowskaMilitary Institute of Aviation Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
Stefan Gazdzinski
Mariusz Fraczek
Mariusz Wyleżoł
Wojskowy Instytut Medycyny Lotniczej · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSome morbidly obese patients do not qualify for bariatric surgery due to general health contraindications. Intragastric balloon treatment might be a therapeutic option in the above-mentioned cases. It can prime super-obese patients with end-stage disease for bariatric surgery. As a neoadjuvant therapy before surgery, it leads to a downstage of the disease by preliminary weight reduction, to an improvement in general health and, in summary, to a reduction of the perioperative risk. It is generally considered to be a safe method. However, due to the wide range of possible complications and unusual symptoms after intragastric balloon treatment, an interdisciplinary, instead of only a surgical or endoscopic, treatment and follow-up might be recommended in these patients. CASE REPORT: We here describe a potential life-threatening complication in the form of gastric bleeding as a consequence of intragastric balloon treatment and simultaneous aspirin taking and Helicobacter pylori infection.

conclusionThere have been reports of some complications of intragastric balloon treatment. However, to the best of our knowledge there were no reports concerning life-threatening hemorrhage from gastric ulcer.

Indexed as

AdultAspirinBariatric SurgeryGastric BalloonGastrointestinal HemorrhageHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansMaleObesity, MorbidStomach UlcerWeight LossAspirinComplicationGastric bleedingGastric hemorrhageGastric ulcerIntragastric balloonObesity

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PMID28441654
PMCPMC5644960
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